[Nut-upsuser] UPS Shutdown

Jeff Bowman
Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:37:45 -0000

> But at this point, the shutdown delay, as executed by a real, live,
existing
> UPS, seems to be an unattainable fantasy to this mere, simple user.
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> Something as critical as the shutdown delay should be so supremely
documented
> that it is child's play.
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> But it is not.  It currently is wizardry, if it exists at all.

I've been able to get delayed UPS shutdown working easily and reliably,
using upscmd:

  upscmd -u username -p password ups load.off.delay 300

Note that this doesn't tell the UPS to turn back on when the power restores.

Thanks,
Jeff Bowman
Fairbanks, Alaska