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UPSSET.CGI(8)
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NAME
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upsset.cgi - Web-based UPS administration program
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SYNOPSIS
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*upsset.cgi*
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NOTE: As a CGI program, this should be invoked through your web server.
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If you run it from the command line, it will sit there until you
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give it input resembling a POST request.
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DESCRIPTION
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*upsset.cgi*
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lets you access many administrative functions within the UPS software
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from your web browser. You can change settings and invoke instant
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commands where available.
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CHANGING SETTINGS
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Some UPS hardware allows you to change certain variables to other values.
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To see what's available, pick a UPS from the chooser and select "settings",
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then select "View" to update the page.
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You should see a list of items with the descriptions on the left side
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and the possible options or input spaces on the right. After changing
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something, be sure to "Save changes" to update the values in your UPS.
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If your UPS doesn't support any read/write variables, there will be
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nothing to do on this page.
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Setting values in read/write variables can also be done from the command
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line with linkman:upsrw[8].
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INSTANT COMMANDS
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Some UPS hardware also has provisions for performing certain actions at the
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user's command. These include battery tests, battery calibration, front
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panel tests (beep!) and more. To access this section, do as above, but
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pick "Commands" as the function.
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If your UPS supports any instant commands, they will be listed in a
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chooser widget. Pick the one you like and "Issue command" to make it
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happen.
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NOTE: some dangerous commands like "Turn off load" may not happen right
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away. This is a feature, not a bug.
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The apcsmart driver and some others require that you send this command twice
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within a short window in order to make it happen. This is to keep you from
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accidentally killing your systems by picking the wrong one.
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To actually turn off the load, you have to send the command once, then
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send it again after 3 seconds elapse but before 15 seconds pass. If
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you do it too quickly or slowly, you have to wait at least 3 seconds
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but not 15 seconds again.
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You can also invoke instant commands from the command line with
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linkman:upscmd[8].
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ACCESS CONTROL
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upsset will only talk to linkman:upsd[8] servers that have been defined
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in your linkman:hosts.conf[8]. If it complains about "Access to that host
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is not authorized", check your hosts.conf first.
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SECURITY
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upsset will not run until you convince it that your CGI directory has
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been secured. This is due to the possibility of someone using upsset
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to try password combinations against your linkman:upsd[8] server.
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See the example `upsset.conf` file for more information on how you do this.
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The short explanation is--if you can't lock it down, don't try to run it.
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FILES
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linkman:hosts.conf[5], linkman:upsset.conf[5]
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SEE ALSO
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Internet resources:
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/
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