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    Apcupsd Failing (USB Device)

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved pfSense Packages
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    • bmeeksB
      bmeeks
      last edited by

      @arrmo:

      Hi,

      Yep, thinking the same thing. I'm running v2.2 of pfSense … perhaps an issue with v2.2?

      Thanks!

      Yep. The installation path (or at least the path that the error message indicated) does not appear correct for 2.2 unless proper symlinks are in place.  It should be /usr/pbi/{package_name-arch}/…

      Do you see a symlink for /usr/local/libexec that points to a folder similar to what I indicated above?  You will need to run this command from the console or a SSH session –

      ls -l /usr/local

      Bill

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      • arrmoA
        arrmo
        last edited by

        Hi,

        /usr/local/libexec exists (doesn't look to be a symlink though). The only thing inside the directory is ipsec.

        Thoughts?

        Thanks!

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        • bmeeksB
          bmeeks
          last edited by

          @arrmo:

          Hi,

          /usr/local/libexec exists (doesn't look to be a symlink though). The only thing inside the directory is ipsec.

          Thoughts?

          Thanks!

          My guess is the packages are not installing correctly on 2.2.  In the past there were some issues with the PBI infrastructure in the 2.2-ALPHA snapshots, but I thought those had been fixed.  You could try posting this in the 2.2-ALPHA snapshot feedback forum to see if one of the developers notices, or enter a bug in the bug tracker at https://redmine.pfsense.org

          Bill

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          • arrmoA
            arrmo
            last edited by

            Will post the info - thanks!

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            • chpalmerC
              chpalmer
              last edited by

              Hi

              Any luck with this issue?  I dont see any tickets on Redmine.

              Triggering snowflakes one by one..
              Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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              • arrmoA
                arrmo
                last edited by

                Hi,

                No luck, but no posting either - I was waiting for things to stabilize a bit, then retest (and post then if needed). Are things stable enough for that?

                Thanks!

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                • arrmoA
                  arrmo
                  last edited by

                  Hi,

                  Neither NUT nor APCUPSD seem to be working … any thoughts of what to check (and what to post to the bug tracker)?

                  Thanks!

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                  • bmeeksB
                    bmeeks
                    last edited by

                    @arrmo:

                    Hi,

                    Neither NUT nor APCUPSD seem to be working … any thoughts of what to check (and what to post to the bug tracker)?

                    Thanks!

                    This may be a factor – I notice on my 2.2-BETA virtual machine I use for package testing that a USB driver error is logged to the console during boot-up.  I have not investigated the error, and I don't currently have a copy of the text, but I have seen it for a long time when booting the VM and watching the console messages scroll by.  It has persisted through many snapshot updates.  The problem occurs early in the boot process.

                    Bill

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                    • N
                      ndyserinck
                      last edited by

                      Hi Arrmo,

                      I was also stuck on it ^^
                      Regardless, I tried several way (trying make some rules, etc..) and when I checked the apcaccess arguments on internet, I noticed that a NIS serveur is mandatory.

                      In the apcupsd options in pfsense, I didn't activate it. After Y choose "On", listening on 0.0.0.0 and port 3551 it worked for me..

                      Hope this can help you.

                      Best regards

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                      • arrmoA
                        arrmo
                        last edited by

                        Hi,

                        Are you on v2.2? Only asking because I'm not sure what you mean by "After Y" … :(. I do have the server on 0.0.0.0 / port 3551, this is the default. But I still get the error,

                        : Bogus configuration value (invalid-ups-type)
                        Terminating due to configuration file errors.

                        If I manually edit /usr/pbi/apcupsd-amd64/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf, changing
                        UPSTYPE BLANK -> UPSTYPE (and nothing after this).

                        Then tried to restart, by
                        /usr/pbi/apcupsd-amd64/etc/rc.d/apcupsd onestart

                        But I get the error message,
                        /usr/pbi/apcupsd-amd64/etc/rc.d/apcupsd: WARNING: /usr/local/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf is not readable.
                        /usr/pbi/apcupsd-amd64/etc/rc.d/apcupsd: WARNING: failed precmd routine for apcupsd

                        So some links are not working?

                        Thanks!

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                          ndyserinck
                          last edited by

                          Hi,

                          Here is my conf (values are without quotes):

                          General configuration parameters

                          • Enable : "Yes"

                          • UPS Cable : "usb"

                          • UPS Type / Device : "usb"

                          • Device : ""

                          • Poll Time : "5"

                          • Kill on Power Fail : "No"

                          • Lock File : ""

                          Configuration statements for Network Information Server

                          • Net Server : "On"

                          • NIS Ip : "0.0.0.0"

                          • NIS Port : "3551"

                          Before I set "on" for the NIS, in the /var/log/apcupsd.events, I was able to see "apcupsd 3.14.10 (13 September 2011) freebsd startup succeeded" and if I remove the power cord from the UPS, the log showed "Power failure." with a console alert.

                          About pfSense, it's installed in 2.1.5-RELEASE (amd64)
                          And for the "After Y", i mistype ^^. It's "After I choose…"

                          I attached my /usr/pbi/apcupsd-amd64/etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf file on this post. Hope this can help you.

                          Best Regards

                          apcupsd.conf.txt

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                          • arrmoA
                            arrmo
                            last edited by

                            Thanks very much for the help - much appreciated!

                            Your config makes sense - I agree, a bit odd about the server, but glad it works for you. I think my issue is related to links missing in v2.2 … :(.

                            Thanks again.

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