Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:55:17 +0100 From: Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> To: Peter Risdon <peter@circlesquared.com> Cc: Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> Subject: Re: apcupsd vs FreeBSD-5.2.x Message-ID: <20040727195517.GF495@crom.vickiandstacey.com> In-Reply-To: <4106A91C.70500@circlesquared.com> References: <20040727181557.GE495@crom.vickiandstacey.com> <4106A91C.70500@circlesquared.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Hi Peter, Thanks for the reply. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Risdon <peter@circlesquared.com>" To: To Stacey Roberts Date: Tue, 27 Jul, 2004 20:12 BST Subject: Re: apcupsd vs FreeBSD-5.2.x > Stacey Roberts wrote: > > > >[snip] > >The other problem I've got is that with the instruction to create a soft > >link > >for /dev/usv, on reboot, that soft link is of course disappears, so I > have to > >manually recreate that soft link again, before (again) manually starting > >apcupsd from cmdline. > > You need to make an appropriate entry in devfs.conf for any > customisation of /dev to persist beyond a reboot with FreeBSD 5. - > something like: > > link target name Ah.., yes.., Do you mind checking my syntax, please? According to your suggestion, I'd be adding: link /dev/cuaa1 /dev/usv to /etc/devfs.conf, and that should be it? Whislt I'm keen to try this out, could I then ask the obvious question, is there some reason why in apcupsd.conf I am not allowed to simply use /dev/cuaa1? Thanks again for taking the time. Regards, Stacey > > > > >Is there something that I've missed out somewhere that is causing apcupsd > >not to start automatically on reboot? > > > > I imagine this is the same problem. > > Peter. > > > > > >If there is any more information I should post that would of use to anyone > >wanting to assist, please let me know. > > > >Thanks for the time. > > > >Regards, > > > >Stacey [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQEVAwUBQQazIudvY+8mWFvRAQEbYwf/TdVnxnwOPWBcdC4/v15uYVlj+R4B9SEr /h0GFSKgFrUZ22kwDZ/a2wKaHOL54xHtXEyvfiiMNp7b2pBAS6Ym6zbfnxJPFUsC e6rWQe3hRsGW6FAqbq0AkWTYkzBsVxmzfvTl8raoZMG5UszKHRucMs694/8KWswU j/TGA0mHEOEfJ7q6zoG/9Jhzb7ry+DzlzIm8+HTYcjDntTPSC/cv97gWa2Etnhz2 3v7Fq9NMwedjhhd7sbwU+tl0PeZZTUsc+agModlE94visIWGv17x/zV4fzGdrR9I DJY8TEKUwWZW0OAp0CRJ3gZMOU4pcbxkfCiQm4KwVzNwmvkfB4Fh+Q== =5dWH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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