Re: [gentoo-user] apcupsd to recycle power

[Thanasis]

on 11/15/2014 04:59 PM Mick wrote the following:
> On Saturday 15 Nov 2014 14:22:47 Thanasis wrote:
>>
>> The PC has an option in BIOS to "Power On" when the mains power is
>> restored to it, without any need to press any button.
>> So, once the UPS has initiated a shutdown to the PC, the PC will
>> shutdown, and if the mains power is restored (to the UPS) shortly after
>> the PC has shutdown, how will the UPS make the PC come back on, unless
>> it cuts (kills) the power to PC's cord, and then restores it after a few
>> seconds.
>> See the link Mick posted in his reply:
>> http://www.apcupsd.com/manual/manual.html#arranging-for-reboot-on-power-up
>
> On the same page it lists a number of tests you can perform:
>
> http://www.apcupsd.com/manual/manual.html#testing-apcupsd
>
> Have you been through them and in particular the "Full Power Down Test"?  If
> yes, did you wait long enough after the PC has powered down, for the UPS to
> also switch off (you can affect the overall waiting time by setting a shorter
> TIMEOUT value, rather than waiting for the batteries to go flat).

Yes I have set the TIMEOUT to 30 (seconds) in /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf, 
and run the tests. Waited more than 3 minutes after the PC powers off, 
the UPS will not kill the power.

>
> If this does not get you somewhere, I recommend you post to the
> nut-upsuser@×××××××××××××××××××.org (you'll need to register first).

Is the above list (nut-upsuser@×××××××××××××××××××.org) also appropriate 
for apcupsd users?

> The
> developers and contributors are offering friendly advice and are very
> knowledgeable on all things UPS related, including annoying bugs with firmware
> that defeat reason.
>
> PS. The services I listed running are particular to my UPS, I expect different
> to your APC unit.
>
Yes, because they belong to sys-power/nut. I 've been talking about 
sys-power/apcupsd, as I said in first post.
(Should I switch to sys-power/nut?)