Description: the LOCKFILE is only used for UPSes connected via USB or serial port
Author: Thorsten Alteholz <debian@alteholz.de>
Index: apcupsd-3.14.14/platforms/etc/apcupsd.conf.in
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--- apcupsd-3.14.14.orig/platforms/etc/apcupsd.conf.in	2017-10-04 08:31:36.000000000 +0200
+++ apcupsd-3.14.14/platforms/etc/apcupsd.conf.in	2017-10-06 09:16:21.462598444 +0200
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
 #POLLTIME 60
 
 # LOCKFILE <path to lockfile>
-#   Path for device lock file. This is the directory into which the lock file
+#   Path for device lock file for UPSes connected via USB or
+#   serial port. This is the directory into which the lock file
 #   will be written. The directory must already exist; apcupsd will not create
 #   it. The actual name of the lock file is computed from DEVICE.
 #   Not used on Win32.