[Apcupsd-users] STATUS : COMMLOST with USB and APC CS 350 on Debian

[hamdyaea]

Hi,

I installed the apcupsd software on my debian linux. I edited the conf file
like in the manual for the usb etc.
I installed the version 3.14.14. I always loose the communication with the
usb.

***@netipc:/etc/apcupsd# apcaccess
APC : 001,018,0439
DATE : 2017-03-30 10:20:29 +0200
HOSTNAME : netipc
VERSION : 3.14.14 (31 May 2016) debian
UPSNAME : APC350
CABLE : USB Cable
DRIVER : USB UPS Driver
UPSMODE : Stand Alone
STARTTIME: 2017-03-30 10:19:19 +0200
STATUS : COMMLOST
MBATTCHG : 5 Percent
MINTIMEL : 3 Minutes
MAXTIME : 0 Seconds
NUMXFERS : 0
TONBATT : 0 Seconds
CUMONBATT: 0 Seconds
XOFFBATT : N/A
STATFLAG : 0x05000100
END APC : 2017-03-30 10:26:00 +0200


and


2017-03-30 10:27:34 apctest 3.14.14 (31 May 2016) debian
Checking configuration ...
sharenet.type = Network & ShareUPS Disabled
cable.type = USB Cable
mode.type = USB UPS Driver
apctest FATAL ERROR in apctest.c at line 313
Unable to create UPS lock file.
If apcupsd or apctest is already running,
please stop it and run this program again.
apctest error termination completed


My debian version is :

***@netipc:/etc/apcupsd# lsb_release -da
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 (squeeze)
Release: 6.0.6
Codename: squeeze




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[Trevor Roydhouse]

Post by hamdyaea
apctest FATAL ERROR in apctest.c at line 313
Unable to create UPS lock file.
If apcupsd or apctest is already running,
please stop it and run this program again.
apctest error termination completed

So did you follow this advice and shutdown apcupsd first?

[Hamdy Abou El Anein - BiLL GmbH]

Yes I did it but I still can't communicate with it.

Post by Trevor Roydhouse

Post by hamdyaea
apctest FATAL ERROR in apctest.c at line 313
Unable to create UPS lock file.
If apcupsd or apctest is already running,
please stop it and run this program again.
apctest error termination completed

So did you follow this advice and shutdown apcupsd first?
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