You did not show logs from the actual usbhid-ups driver, did you(r system)
start one? Note that on Linux with systemd and NUT 2.8.x (and a
nut-driver-enumerator service/daemon), it may be wrapped into a
nut-service at upsname.service instance, similarly on Solaris/illumos with
SMF. You seem to be running a variant of BSD thiugh, so maybe lack some
init script for NUT drivers? Also note that typically such scripts call
`upsdrvctl` and let it handle your population of the devices.
Jim
On Sun, May 3, 2026, 23:56 Aaron Turner via Nut-upsuser <
nut-upsuser at alioth-lists.debian.net> wrote:
> Running opnsense nut plugin package and unable to connect to the UPS
> (Eaton 5S1500LCD).
>
> -- ups.conf
> [ups]
> driver=usbhid-ups
> port=auto
>
> -- Running upsd -D as root:
>
> $ upsd -D
> Network UPS Tools upsd 2.8.3 release
> 0.000000 fopen /var/db/nut/upsd.pid: No such file or directory
> 0.000020 [D1] Just failed to send signal, no daemon was running
> 0.000280 WARNING: /usr/local/etc/nut/upsd.conf is world readable
> (hope you don't have passwords there)
> 0.000482 [D1] debug level is '1'
> 0.000545 listening on 127.0.0.1 port 3493
> 0.000571 listening on ::1 port 3493
> 0.000587 listening on 172.16.1.1 port 3493
> 0.000597 [D1] server_load: tried to set up 3 listening sockets,
> succeeded with 3
> 0.000677 [D1] Succeeded to become_user(nut): now UID=316 GID=316
> 0.000693 [D1] chdired into statepath /var/db/nut for driver sockets
> 0.000703 WARNING: /var/db/nut is world readable (hope you don't
> have passwords there)
> 0.000773 Can't connect to UPS [ups] (/var/db/nut/usbhid-ups-ups):
> No such file or directory
> 0.000850 Found 1 UPS defined in ups.conf
> 0.002465 WARNING: /usr/local/etc/nut/upsd.users is world readable
> (hope you don't have passwords there)
> 0.002485 Running as foreground process, not saving a PID file
> 0.002490 upsnotify: failed to notify about state
> NOTIFY_STATE_READY_WITH_PID: no notification tech defined, will not
> spam more about it
> 0.002496 [D1] On systems without service units, consider `export
> NUT_QUIET_INIT_UPSNOTIFY=true`
> 0.002501 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 0.002510 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.012544 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.012630 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.325366 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.325431 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.325496 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.325524 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.325579 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.325605 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.325633 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.325652 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.325674 User monuser at 127.0.0.1 logged into UPS [ups]
> 2.325695 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.325713 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.325740 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.325758 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.325815 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.325839 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.325878 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.325901 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> 2.325928 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is not currently connected,
> trying to reconnect
> 2.325946 [D1] mainloop: UPS [ups] is still not connected (FD -1)
> ^C 2.478568 mainloop: Interrupted system call
> 2.478600 Signal 2: exiting
> 2.478632 [D1] upsd_cleanup: starting the end-game
> 2.478723 [D1] driver_free: forgetting UPS [ups] (FD -1)
> 2.478771 [D1] upsd_cleanup: finished
>
> ---
> $ ls -la /var/db/nut/
> total 10
> drwxrwxr-x 2 nut nut 4 May 3 12:02 .
> drwxr-xr-x 24 root wheel 33 May 3 13:45 ..
> -rw-r--r-- 1 nut nut 6 May 3 11:02 upslog.pid
> -rw-r--r-- 1 nut nut 6 May 3 12:02 upsmon.pid
>
> -- output of `dmesg` when disconnecting/reconnecting USB:
> [15200] ugen1.2: <EATON Ellipse PRO> at usbus1 (disconnected)
> [15205] ugen1.2: <EATON Ellipse PRO> at usbus1
>
> --
> $ nut-scanner -U
> Scanning USB bus.
> [nutdev-usb1]
> driver = "usbhid-ups"
> port = "auto"
> vendorid = "0463"
> productid = "FFFF"
> product = "Ellipse PRO"
> serial = "P344T41PHY"
> vendor = "EATON"
> # bus = "001"
> # device = "002"
> # busport = "001"
>
> Am I supposed to manually create the unix socket FD or??? Not sure
> if this is a nut or opnsense package issue?
>
> --
> Aaron Turner
> https://synfin.net/
> My father once told me that respect for the truth comes close to being
> the basis for all morality. "Something cannot emerge from
nothing,"
> he said. This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable
> "the truth" can be. -- Frank Herbert, Dune
>
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