--- nut-2.0.5/drivers/main.c.alt-drivers	2007-07-27 13:40:29 +0400

+++ nut-2.0.5/drivers/main.c	2007-07-27 13:41:51 +0400

@@ -544,6 +544,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)

 	upsdebugx(1, "debug level is '%d'", nut_debug_level);

+	upsdrv_initups();

+

+	/* now see if things are very wrong out there */

+	if (broken_driver) {

+		printf("Fatal error: broken driver.  It probably needs to be converted.\n");

+		printf("Search for 'broken_driver = 1' in the source for more details.\n");

+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);

+	}

+

+	if (do_forceshutdown)

+		forceshutdown();

+

 	new_uid = get_user_pwent(user);

 	if (chroot_path)

@@ -562,18 +574,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)

 	/* clear out callback handler data */

 	memset(&upsh, '\0', sizeof(upsh));

-	upsdrv_initups();

-

-	/* now see if things are very wrong out there */

-	if (broken_driver) {

-		printf("Fatal error: broken driver. It probably needs to be converted.\n");

-		printf("Search for 'broken_driver = 1' in the source for more details.\n");

-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);

-	}

-

-	if (do_forceshutdown)

-		forceshutdown();

-

 	/* get the base data established before allowing connections */

 	upsdrv_initinfo();

 	upsdrv_updateinfo();