#!/apcupsd/bin/sh

#
# This shell script if placed in /etc/apcupsd

# will be called by /etc/apcupsd/apccontrol when the UPS

# goes on batteries.

# We send an email message to root to notify him.
#

SYSADMIN=you@somewhere.com
APCUPSD_MAIL="/apcupsd/bin/email"

HOSTNAME=`hostname`
MSG="$HOSTNAME Power Failure !!!"
#
$APCUPSD_MAIL -s "$MSG" $SYSADMIN -m "$MSG"

exit 0


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