[Nut-upsuser] Tripplite_usb Driver fail on OMNIVS1500

[Arnaud Quette]

2009/9/8 Chris Abel <cabel at wildwood.edu>

> I did manage to get tripplite_usb and upsdrvctl working with different
> tags in ./configure, but I still do not think it is correct. This is my
> output for tripplite_usb -DDDDD -a ups1:
> Network UPS Tools - Tripp Lite OMNIVS / SMARTPRO driver 0.20 (2.4.1)
> Warning: This is an experimental driver.
> Some features may not function correctly.
>
> send_to_all: SETINFO driver.parameter.port "auto"
> debug level is '5'
> Can't chdir to /var/run/nut --with-altpidpath=/var/run/nut: No such file
> or directory
>
> This is my output for upsdrvctl start:
> Network UPS Tools - UPS driver controller 2.4.1
> Network UPS Tools - Tripp Lite OMNIVS / SMARTPRO driver 0.20 (2.4.1)
> Warning: This is an experimental driver.
> Some features may not function correctly.
>
> Can't chdir to /var/run/nut --with-altpidpath=/var/run/nut: No such file
> or directory
> Driver failed to start (exit status=1)
>
> It seems that whenever I specify a different directory in a ./confgure tag
> it does not get applied right.
>
> Thanks for helping thus far.
>
>
part of the debian process here:
mkdir /var/run/nut && chgroup nut /var/run/nut

it's quite possible that the nut user has been removed. if so:
addgroup --quiet --system nut
adduser --quiet --system --ingroup nut --home /var/lib/nut --no-create-home
nut

then relaunch the driver...

cheers,
Arnaud
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