On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:53:46 -0500, Doug Reynolds wrote: > > > I have an answer to your question now (i don't recall if you got an > answer now) since I run freebsd, I finally secure nut on my system. > > my /var/db/nut dir looks like this: > > drwxr-x--- 2 nutmon nut 512 Jan 2 09:17 nut/ > > I run my driver as user nutmon, group nut. If you goto your /etc/group > file, add user UUCP to the nut group.. then add: > > user = nutmon > > It sounds like the permission on your /var/db/nut are probably 700 or > 740.. on my system orignially it was owned by uucp:dialer, that could be > your problem if it is own by uucp:uucp > > I ran into the same thing when I switch over to a non-root setup. I > sure you trouble has something to do with permissions.. > > Also, don't forget to put: > > # Insert other shutdown procedures here > if (test -f /etc/killpower) > then > echo "Killing the power, bye!" > /usr/local/libexec/nut/upsdrvctl shutdown > fi > > right before the: > echo '.' > exit 0 > > in your /etc/rc.shutdown for freebsd, as if you don't, your ups won't > shutdown, and could cause a race condition. > Thanks a million! I am now past that hurdle and as near as I can tell, it all now works.
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