Apcupsd and OpenSuse 10.2

I have a Back-UPS XS 1500 powering my computer and attached to a USB
port for monitoring.

I installed with Yast the apcupsd and apcupsd-gui packages, both
versions 3.13.9-20, to automatically shut down before the backup UPS
loses its battery power if it is disconnected from the A/C, and to
monitor visually the battery power.

I followed the instructions on the apcupsd sight to configure the
apcupsd configuration file /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf for my APC UPS.

When I boot into OpenSuse 10.2 the apcupsd is not automatically running.
Furthermore when I execute '/usr/sbin/apcupsd start' nothing appears to
happen and no events are written to the /var/log/apcupsd.events file. In
effect it appears that apcupsd is not working at all.

Does anybody have apcupsd working for them in OpenSuse 10.2 ? If so,
does anybody know what might be wrong with my installation of this
package in OpenSuse 10.2 ?

Edward Diener wrote:
First, you need to set the service to start automatically with the runlevel
editor. (YaST->System->System Services).

After starting it, look for "apcupsd" in /var/log/messages to see if there
were any errors.

Finally, type "apcaccess status" and see if it reports something that looks
correct.

I am running 10.1, but it should not have changed.

Mike


> I have a Back-UPS XS 1500 powering my computer and attached to a USB
> port for monitoring.
>
> I installed with Yast the apcupsd and apcupsd-gui packages, both
> versions 3.13.9-20, to automatically shut down before the backup UPS
> loses its battery power if it is disconnected from the A/C, and to
> monitor visually the battery power.
>
> I followed the instructions on the apcupsd sight to configure the
> apcupsd configuration file /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf for my APC UPS.
>
> When I boot into OpenSuse 10.2 the apcupsd is not automatically running.
> Furthermore when I execute '/usr/sbin/apcupsd start' nothing appears to
> happen and no events are written to the /var/log/apcupsd.events file. In
> effect it appears that apcupsd is not working at all.
>
> Does anybody have apcupsd working for them in OpenSuse 10.2 ? If so,
> does anybody know what might be wrong with my installation of this
> package in OpenSuse 10.2 ?

Mike McCarthy wrote:
> Edward Diener wrote:
> First, you need to set the service to start automatically with the runlevel
> editor. (YaST->System->System Services).

This is what I had not known about. Evidently after installation, the
service was never started automatically. Once I started the service it
has been running correctly and apcupsd is working now. Thanks !