[gpm] Is there an easy way to have script(s) executed by the GNOME Power Manager?

["David E. Kahn" <David Kahn alumni stanfordgsb org>]

The FAQ has an entry:
>     Where do I put my custom suspend/shutdown/hibernate script?
>     Because gnome-power-manager uses HAL to toggle bits in the hardware, you need to put your custom instructions in /prefix/share/hal/scripts/system/hal-system-power-*
We need to create script(s) that shutdown the other Ubuntu PCs on the same UPS based on the UPS' battery level, and shuts down the Ubuntu PCs on another UPS at a fixed time from when the power outage began because that UPS is plugged into a Microsoft Windows PC.  While this FAQ looks promising, I am uncertain how to translate the referenced directory to a directory in the Ubuntu file system.  The scripts are easy.  What is unclear is where to put them, and how to initiate them.

Sorry to bother you.

Thanks.

David

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David E. Kahn
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david kahn alumni stanfordgsb org

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