UPSD(8) NUT Manual UPSD(8)NAMEupsd - UPS information server
SYNOPSISupsd-h
upsd [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTIONupsd is responsible for serving the data from the drivers to the
clients. It connects to each driver and maintains a local cache of the
current state. Queries from the clients are served from this cache, so
delays are minimal.
It also conveys administrative messages from the clients back to the
drivers, such as starting tests, or setting values.
Communication between upsd and clients is handled on a TCP port.
Configuration details for this port are described in upsd.conf(8).
This program is essential, and must be running at all times to actually
make any use out of the drivers and clients.
Controls in the configuration files allow you to limit access to the
server, but you should also use a firewall for extra protection. Client
processes such as upsmon(8) trust upsd for status information about the
UPS hardware, so keep it secure.
OPTIONS-c command
Send command to the background process as a signal. Valid commands
are:
reload
reread configuration files
stop
stop process and exit
-D
Raise the debug level. Use this multiple times for additional
details.
-h
Display the help text.
-r directory
upsd will chroot(2) to directory shortly after startup and before
parsing any configuration files with this option set. You can use
this to create a "jail" for greater security.
You must coordinate this with your drivers, as upsd must be able to
find the state path within directory. See upsdrvctl(8) and
nutupsdrv(8).
-u user
Switch to user user after startup if started as root. This
overrides whatever you may have compiled in with configure
--with-user.
-V
Display the version of the program.
RELOADINGupsd can reload its configuration files without shutting down the
process if you send it a SIGHUP or start it again with -c reload. This
only works if the background process is able to read those files.
If you think that upsd can’t reload, check your syslogs for error
messages. If it’s complaining about not being able to read the files,
then you need to adjust your system to make it possible. Either change
the permissions on the files, or run upsd as another user that will be
able to read them.
DO NOT make your upsd.conf or upsd.users world-readable, as those files
hold important authentication information. In the wrong hands, it could
be used by some evil person to spoof your master upsmon and command
your systems to shut down.
DIAGNOSTICSupsd expects the drivers to either update their status regularly or at
least answer periodic queries, called pings. If a driver doesn’t
answer, upsd will declare it "stale" and no more information will be
provided to the clients.
If upsd complains about staleness when you start it, then either your
driver or configuration files are probably broken. Be sure that the
driver is actually running, and that the UPS definition in ups.conf(5)
is correct. Also make sure that you start your driver(s) before
starting upsd.
Data can also be marked stale if the driver can no longer communicate
with the UPS. In this case, the driver should also provide diagnostic
information in the syslog. If this happens, check the serial or USB
cabling, or inspect the network path in the case of a SNMP UPS.
ACCESS CONTROL
If the server is build with tcp-wrappers support enabled, it will check
if the NUT username is allowed to connect from the client address
through the /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files. Note that this
will only be done for commands that require to be logged into the
server. Further details are described in hosts_access(5).
FILES
The general upsd configuration file is upsd.conf(5). The administrative
functions like SET and INSTCMD for users are defined and controlled in
upsd.users(5). UPS definitions are found in ups.conf(5).
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
NUT_CONFPATH is the path name of the directory that contains upsd.conf
and other configuration files. If this variable is not set, upsd uses a
built-in default, which is often /usr/local/ups/etc.
NUT_STATEPATH is the path name of the directory in which upsd keeps
state information. If this variable is not set, upsd uses a built-in
default, which is often /var/state/ups. The STATEPATH directive in
upsd.conf(5) overrides this variable.
SEE ALSO
Clients:
upsc(8), upscmd(8), upsrw(8), upslog(8), upsmon(8)
CGI programs:
upsset.cgi(8), upsstats.cgi(8), upsimage.cgi(8)
Drivers:
nutupsdrv(8), apcsmart(8), belkin(8), belkinunv(8), bestuferrups(8),
bestups(8), cyberpower(8), energizerups(8), etapro(8), everups(8),
genericups(8), isbmex(8), liebert(8), masterguard(8), mge-shut(8), mge-
utalk(8), oneac(8), powercom(8), safenet(8), snmp-ups(8), tripplite(8),
tripplitesu(8), victronups(8),
Internet resources:
The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/
Network UPS Tools 08/07/2012 UPSD(8)
