In this tutorial, we use the function create_notification, which sends the message according to the settings in the administration Foris, section Maintenance

1) in replace the file /etc/apcupsd/changeme with the following:

#!/bin/sh
. /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd_mail.conf

MSG="$HOSTNAME UPS battery needs changing NOW.

"

OUTPUT="${MSG} $(apcaccess status)"
/usr/bin/create_notification -s error "${OUTPUT}"
/usr/bin/notifier

exit 0

2) in replace the file /etc/apcupsd/commfailure with the following:

#!/bin/sh
. /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd_mail.conf

MSG="$HOSTNAME Communications with UPS lost.

"

OUTPUT="${MSG} $(apcaccess status)"
/usr/bin/create_notification -s error "${OUTPUT}"
/usr/bin/notifier
exit 0

3) in replace the file /etc/apcupsd/commok with the following:

#!/bin/sh
. /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd_mail.conf

MSG="$HOSTNAME Communications with UPS restored. 

"

OUTPUT="${MSG} $(apcaccess status)"
/usr/bin/create_notification -s error "${OUTPUT}"
/usr/bin/notifier


exit 0

4) in replace the file /etc/apcupsd/offbattery with the following:

#!/bin/sh
. /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd_mail.conf

MSG="$HOSTNAME Communications with UPS restored.

"

OUTPUT="${MSG} $(apcaccess status)"
/usr/bin/create_notification -s error "${OUTPUT}"
/usr/bin/notifier

exit 0

5) in replace the file /etc/apcupsd/onbattery with the following:

#!/bin/sh
. /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd_mail.conf

MSG="$HOSTNAME Power Failure !!!

"

OUTPUT="${MSG} $(apcaccess status)"
/usr/bin/create_notification -s error "${OUTPUT}"
/usr/bin/notifier

exit 0

6) restart APCUPSD

/etc/init.d/apcupsd restart