detectups(8)
NAME
detectups - UPS detection/powerd configuration generator
SYNOPSIS
/sbin/detectups [tty]
DESCRIPTION
detectups monitors the serial port connected to an UPS
device and will attempt to determine the method of UPS
notification of power outage. It will ask you to remove
the power cord from the wall to the UPS, or push the UPS's
test button. It will then determine what all has happened
and ask to generate a config file based on your UPS and
cable configuration. detectups needs to watch a tty with
modem control properties. Please refer to the powerd doc
umentation for further information.
ARGUMENTS
Serial-Device Some serial port that is not being used by
some other device, and does not share an interrupt with
any other serial port. /etc/powerd.conf
FILES
- /etc/powerd.conf powerd configuration file that
- detectups generates
- /etc/inittab init is what actually issues the
- shutdown
SEE ALSO
powerd(8), shutdown(8), wall(1), inittab(5).
AUTHOR
- James Brents <James@nistix.com> (with parts of this man
page borrowed from all over the Linux community)