nut/docs/man/libnutclient_misc.txt

LIBNUTCLIENT_MISC(3)
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NAME
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libnutclient_misc, nutclient_authenticate, nutclient_logout,
nutclient_device_login, nutclient_get_device_num_logins,
nutclient_device_master, nutclient_device_forced_shutdown -
Miscellaneous functions in Network UPS Tools high-level client access library

SYNOPSIS
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	#include <nutclient.h>

	typedef void* NUTCLIENT_t;

	void nutclient_authenticate(
		NUTCLIENT_t client,
		const char* login, const char* passwd);

	void nutclient_logout(NUTCLIENT_t client);

	void nutclient_device_login(NUTCLIENT_t client, const char* dev);

	int nutclient_get_device_num_logins(NUTCLIENT_t client, const char* dev);

	void nutclient_device_primary(NUTCLIENT_t client, const char* dev);
	/* OBSOLETED name: */
	void nutclient_device_master(NUTCLIENT_t client, const char* dev);

	void nutclient_device_forced_shutdown(NUTCLIENT_t client, const char* dev);

DESCRIPTION
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The *nutclient_authenticate()* function authenticates the user.

* 'login' is the user name.

* 'passwd' is the user password.

The *nutclient_logout()* function disconnects gracefully from the server.

The *nutclient_device_login()* function logs the fact that a system
is drawing power from this UPS.

The *nutclient_get_device_num_logins()* function retrieves the number of
clients which have been logged for this device.

The *nutclient_device_master()* and *nutclient_device_primary()* (note:
the former is obsoleted since NUT v2.8.0 in favor of the latter) functions
make sure that primary-mode functions like FSD are available if necessary.

The *nutclient_device_forced_shutdown()* function sets the "forced shutdown"
flag on the device.

'dev' is the device name.

SEE ALSO
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linkman:libnutclient[3]