[arch-general] community/NUT replacing Network-UPS-Tools -- won't start.

[David C. Rankin]

On upgrade I agreed to:

:: Replace network-ups-tools with community/nut? [Y/n]

network-ups-tools-2.7.4-5 [removal]  nut-2.7.4-1

(both same version of package)

However, after install, the nut-server.service would not start. Here are the
logs for the last start before update and then the failure after the update:

-- Reboot --
May 23 03:00:55 2pi systemd[1]: Starting Network UPS Tools - power devices
information server...
May 23 03:00:56 2pi upsd[474]: fopen /var/state/ups/upsd.pid: No such file or
directory
May 23 03:00:56 2pi upsd[474]: listening on 127.0.0.1 port 3493
May 23 03:00:56 2pi upsd[474]: listening on 127.0.0.1 port 3493
May 23 03:00:56 2pi upsd[474]: listening on ::1 port 3493
May 23 03:00:56 2pi upsd[474]: listening on ::1 port 3493
May 23 03:00:56 2pi upsd[474]: Connected to UPS [stp_ups]: usbhid-ups-stp_ups
May 23 03:00:56 2pi upsd[474]: Connected to UPS [stp_ups]: usbhid-ups-stp_ups
May 23 03:00:56 2pi upsd[475]: Startup successful
May 23 03:00:56 2pi systemd[1]: Started Network UPS Tools - power devices
information server.
May 29 03:55:42 2pi upsd[475]: mainloop: Interrupted system call
May 29 03:55:42 2pi upsd[475]: Signal 15: exiting
May 29 03:55:42 2pi systemd[1]: Stopping Network UPS Tools - power devices
information server...
May 29 03:55:42 2pi systemd[1]: nut-server.service: Succeeded.
May 29 03:55:42 2pi systemd[1]: Stopped Network UPS Tools - power devices
information server.
-- Reboot --
May 29 03:58:08 2pi systemd[1]: Starting Network UPS Tools - power devices
information server...
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: fopen /run/nut/upsd.pid: No such file or directory
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: /etc/nut/upsd.conf is world readable
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: /etc/nut/upsd.conf is world readable
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: listening on 127.0.0.1 port 3493
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: listening on ::1 port 3493
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: listening on 127.0.0.1 port 3493
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: listening on ::1 port 3493
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: Warning: no UPS definitions in ups.conf
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: Fatal error: at least one UPS must be defined
in ups.conf
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: Network UPS Tools upsd 2.7.4
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: Warning: no UPS definitions in ups.conf
May 29 03:58:08 2pi upsd[480]: Fatal error: at least one UPS must be defined
in ups.conf
May 29 03:58:08 2pi systemd[1]: nut-server.service: Control process exited,
code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
May 29 03:58:08 2pi systemd[1]: nut-server.service: Failed with result
'exit-code'.
May 29 03:58:08 2pi systemd[1]: Failed to start Network UPS Tools - power
devices information server.
May 29 04:09:14 2pi systemd[1]: Starting Network UPS Tools - power devices
information server...
May 29 04:09:14 2pi systemd[1]: nut-server.service: Control process exited,
code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
May 29 04:09:14 2pi systemd[1]: nut-server.service: Failed with result
'exit-code'.
May 29 04:09:14 2pi systemd[1]: Failed to start Network UPS Tools - power
devices information server.

There is the very same definition of the ups in ups.conf, e,g,

[stp_ups]
        driver = usbhid-ups
        port = auto
        desc = "stp CP825 UPS"


Removing the community package and reinstalling the old package works fine, e,g,

04:16 2pi:~/.../pkg/x86_64/nut> sc restart nut-server
04:17 2pi:~/.../pkg/x86_64/nut> upsc stp_ups
battery.charge: 100
battery.charge.low: 10
battery.charge.warning: 20
battery.mfr.date: CPS
battery.runtime: 3180
battery.runtime.low: 300
battery.type: PbAcid
battery.voltage: 13.4
battery.voltage.nominal: 12
device.mfr: CPS
device.model: UPS CP825
device.type: ups
driver.name: usbhid-ups
driver.parameter.pollfreq: 30
driver.parameter.pollinterval: 2
driver.parameter.port: auto
driver.parameter.synchronous: no
driver.version: 2.7.4
driver.version.data: CyberPower HID 0.4
driver.version.internal: 0.41
input.transfer.high: 140
input.transfer.low: 100
input.voltage: 122.0
input.voltage.nominal: 120
output.voltage: 122.0
ups.beeper.status: enabled
ups.delay.shutdown: 20
ups.delay.start: 30
ups.load: 15
ups.mfr: CPS
ups.model: UPS CP825
ups.productid: 0501
ups.realpower.nominal: 450
ups.status: OL
ups.test.result: Done and passed
ups.timer.shutdown: -60
ups.timer.start: 0
ups.vendorid: 0764

Why doesn't the new nut from community work?

-- 
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.