Description of Problem: The latest nut distribution requires " around the shutdown command, but the config file is incorrect (does not have "). That is, in /etc/ups/upsmon.conf, the nut distribution has the *incorrect* shutdown command of SHUTDOWNCMD /sbin/shutdown -h +0 however, the command should be SHUTDOWNCMD "/sbin/shutdown -h +0" How Reproducible: very Steps to Reproduce 1.install nut (ups) package 2.have system on ups 3.remove wall power 4.System will eventually receive "battery level critical" notice from ups Actual Results: system prints Beginning shutdown but nothing happens Expected Results: system shutdowns properly Additional Information: The original nut distribution may be incorrect.
It's fixed in nut-0.45.0-1. You find it in the rawhide.