2. Synopsis

smupsd [-d] [-p] [-h] [-s] [-t threshold] [-m minutes] [-l logfile] [-i log interval] <device or host>

-d

Debug mode; don't shut down the system.

-p

Don't power down the UPS after shutting down the system.

-h

Monitor a remote host instead of a tty device.

-s

Secure mode; only accept network requests from hosts specified numerically in /etc/hosts.allow. Note that upsmon communicates with smupsd over the network.

-t <threshold>

Battery level shutdown threshold (default: 40%). If set to 0, don't shut down based on battery level.

-m <minutes>

Shut down after a power failure has lasted this many minutes, regardless of battery level threshold.

-l <logfile>

Log UPS parameters to this file. (default: /var/log/smupsd, specified in the provided startup file). Under Red Hat Linux, the log will be rolled once a week.

-i <log interval>

Log file write interval in seconds (default: 600).