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Re: [TCLUG:7714] easy shutdown



On 19 Aug, Ben Luey wrote:
> I want (need) to find an easy way to shutdown our linux server in the
> event of a power outage. The person who will be doing this does not want
> to have to find a piece or paper with long instructions or try to memorize
> the 'normal' way when she only has about 5 minutes until the UPS will run
> out of juice.
> 
Why not just hookup a serial cable to the UPS and run something like
backupsd?
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