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Drew Lawson
Jun 9, 2021, 11:02:35 PM6/9/21
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I am trying to set up NUT for the first time (should have been
running this for years), and running into confusion.
UPS is an APC SmartUPS, but I don't think I am far enough along for
it to be a problem.
Console message on connection is:
kernel: ugen0.5: <American Power Conversion Back-UPS XS 1000M FW:945.d11 .D USB FW:d11> at usbus0
So I configured:
[ups]
driver = apcsmart
port = /dev/ugen0.5
But running as root (su - from tcsh):
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
% /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut start
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.7.4
Network UPS Tools - APC Smart protocol driver 3.1 (2.7.4)
APC command table version 3.1
Unable to open /dev/ugen0.5: Permission denied
Current user id: uucp (66)
Serial port owner: root (0)
Serial port group: operator (5)
Mode of port: 0600
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Everything about the port is correct, but I cannot figure out why
it thinks that the current user is uucp.
The same happens if I resolve the slink and give port as /dev/usb/0.5.0.
--
|Drew Lawson | Mrs. Tweedy! |
| | The chickens are revolting! |
running this for years), and running into confusion.
UPS is an APC SmartUPS, but I don't think I am far enough along for
it to be a problem.
Console message on connection is:
kernel: ugen0.5: <American Power Conversion Back-UPS XS 1000M FW:945.d11 .D USB FW:d11> at usbus0
So I configured:
[ups]
driver = apcsmart
port = /dev/ugen0.5
But running as root (su - from tcsh):
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
% /usr/local/etc/rc.d/nut start
Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.7.4
Network UPS Tools - APC Smart protocol driver 3.1 (2.7.4)
APC command table version 3.1
Unable to open /dev/ugen0.5: Permission denied
Current user id: uucp (66)
Serial port owner: root (0)
Serial port group: operator (5)
Mode of port: 0600
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Everything about the port is correct, but I cannot figure out why
it thinks that the current user is uucp.
The same happens if I resolve the slink and give port as /dev/usb/0.5.0.
--
|Drew Lawson | Mrs. Tweedy! |
| | The chickens are revolting! |
Lowell Gilbert
Jun 10, 2021, 8:30:29 AM6/10/21
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Don't run it as root. Either give the permissions to uucp, or compile it
(src.conf would be a good place to put that configuration) to use a new,
single-purpose user.
Or for that matter, you could use apcupsd instead.
Be well.
--
Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer
http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
Drew Lawson
Jun 10, 2021, 9:12:51 AM6/10/21
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In article <44r1h9g...@be-well.ilk.org>
Lowell Gilbert <lgus...@be-well.ilk.org> writes:
Thanks.
>Don't run it as root. Either give the permissions to uucp, or compile it
>(src.conf would be a good place to put that configuration) to use a new,
>single-purpose user.
>
>Or for that matter, you could use apcupsd instead.
I hadn't heard of apcupsd before. Thanks for the lead. That sounds
like it may be a simpler way to get what I want (a clean shutdown).
--
Drew Lawson | Broke my mind
| Had no spare
|
Lowell Gilbert <lgus...@be-well.ilk.org> writes:
>dr...@furrfu.invalid (Drew Lawson) writes:
>> Everything about the port is correct, but I cannot figure out why
>> it thinks that the current user is uucp.
>
>Because the port is compiled to run as uucp by default.
Well, that solves the mystery.
>> Everything about the port is correct, but I cannot figure out why
>> it thinks that the current user is uucp.
>
>Because the port is compiled to run as uucp by default.
Thanks.
>Don't run it as root. Either give the permissions to uucp, or compile it
>(src.conf would be a good place to put that configuration) to use a new,
>single-purpose user.
>
>Or for that matter, you could use apcupsd instead.
like it may be a simpler way to get what I want (a clean shutdown).
--
Drew Lawson | Broke my mind
| Had no spare
|
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