PC doesn't shut down when UPS power low?

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:17:35 +0200
Gilles Gravier <gilles at gravier.org> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> UPS is APC 650 through USB cable.
> 
> The thing is that since the power monitor properly SEES the UPS and has
> options in the power preferences to set behavior "On UPS Power" and that
> these options include "When UPS power is low" and "When UPS power is
> critically low"... and that I've set these both to "Shutdown"... I
> wonder why I would need additional software.
> 
> The Poiwer Manager properly detects my UPS, properly displays the power
> level, properly displays warning popups when mains is cut...
> 
> So all seems to work.
> 
> But when power level reaches critical, instead of shutting down the
> machine, the "power manager" applet crashes and dies... and system stays
> running.
> 
> Bug?
> 
> Gilles.
> 
> Brian Astill wrote:
> > On Thursday 04 September 2008 16:24:13 Gilles Gravier wrote:
> >   
> >> Bug? Did I miss something?
> >>     
> >
> > Well, yes.  The make and model of the UPS and the software you are 
> > using to link to your system would be nice.
> >
> >   
> 

Which version of Ubuntu are you running? This could be a bug in
gnome-power-manager. 

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Charlie Kravetz 
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