--- 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();