[CentOS] OT -- apcupsd messages

Robert wrote:
> Does anyone here have any "feel" for the "Battery disconnected" and
> "Battery reattached" log entries?
> The rebooting came as a result of me turning off modems, router,
> external drives, monitor, cordless phone and finally, the computer,
> trying to locate a quiet but annoying "chirp".  The "chirps" stopped
> when I tilted the UPS to look at the front panel. As you can see, log
> entries stopped at as suddenly as they started.
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Ah, yes, *that* chirp. Try doing a self-test on the battery. Oh, and I
don't suppose the replace battery light's on? Check the manual - there's
some trick to pushing in one of the buttons to tell it to shut up.

      mark