--- apcupsd-3.14.13/./autoconf/config.h.in~	2015-01-02 19:12:47.000000000 +0200
+++ apcupsd-3.14.13/./autoconf/config.h.in	2015-09-16 16:40:33.785163382 +0300
@@ -295,6 +295,9 @@
 /* Default directory in which log is written */
 #undef LOGDIR
 
+/* Define the default "status" files directory. */
+#undef STATDIR
+
 /* Default port number for NIS server */
 #undef NISPORT
 
--- apcupsd-3.14.13/autoconf/configure.in~	2015-09-16 16:36:41.000000000 +0300
+++ apcupsd-3.14.13/autoconf/configure.in	2015-09-16 16:37:57.190362425 +0300
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dnl Config header file.
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(include/apcconfig.h:autoconf/config.h.in)
 
 topdir=`pwd`
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(${topdir}/autoconf)
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([autoconf])
 
 dnl
 dnl Absolute srcdir
@@ -887,9 +887,6 @@ dnl If the AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR macro for a
 dnl find the mkinstalldirs script in another subdir than ($topdir).
 dnl Try to locate it.
 MKINSTALLDIRS=
-if test -n "$ac_aux_dir"; then
-   MKINSTALLDIRS="$ac_aux_dir/mkinstalldirs"
-fi
 if test x$MKINSTALLDIRS = x ; then
    MKINSTALLDIRS="\$(topdir)/autoconf/mkinstalldirs"
 fi
@@ -1261,16 +1261,25 @@
 # Find the default directory to put the root-mode PID file in
 for PIDDIR in "/var/run" "/etc/apcupsd"
 do
-   if test -d $PIDDIR 
+   if test -d $PIDDIR
    then
       break;
    fi
 done
 
-# Find the default directory to put the apcupsd.events and apcupsd.status files
+# Find the default directory to put the apcupsd.events file
 for LOGDIR in "/var/log" "/etc/apcupsd"
 do
-   if test -d $LOGDIR 
+   if test -d $LOGDIR
+   then
+      break;
+   fi
+done
+
+# Find the default directory to put the apcupsd.status file
+for STATDIR in "/var/log" "/etc/apcupsd" "/var/lib/apcupsd"
+do
+   if test -d $STATDIR
    then
       break;
    fi
@@ -1499,9 +1508,14 @@
 
 # now allow user to specify LOGDIR
 AC_ARG_WITH(log-dir,
-    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-log-dir=DIR], [Specify EVENTS and STATUS directory (default is OS dependent)])],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-log-dir=DIR], [Specify EVENTS directory (default is OS dependent)])],
     [LOGDIR="$withval";])
 
+# now allow user to specify STATDIR
+AC_ARG_WITH(stat-dir,
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-stat-dir=DIR], [Specify STATUS directory (default is OS dependent)])],
+    [STATDIR="$withval";])
+
 # now allow user to specify LOCKDIR
 AC_ARG_WITH(lock-dir,
     [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-lock-dir=DIR], [Specify serial port lock directory (default is OS dependent)])],
@@ -1396,6 +1396,8 @@
 AC_SUBST(LOGDIR)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NOLOGDIR, "$nologdir", [Default directory in which nologin file is written])
 AC_SUBST(nologdir)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(STATDIR, "$STATDIR")
+AC_SUBST(STATDIR)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PWRFAILDIR, "$PWRFAILDIR", [Default directory in which powerfail flag file is written])
 AC_SUBST(PWRFAILDIR)
 AC_SUBST(LOCKDIR)
@@ -1713,7 +1729,8 @@
   Install man files:          ${mandir}
   Nologin file in:            ${nologdir}
   PID directory:              ${PIDDIR}
-  LOG dir (events, status)    ${LOGDIR}
+  LOG dir (events)    ${LOGDIR}
+  STAT dir (status)    ${STATDIR}
   LOCK dir (for serial port)  ${LOCKDIR}
   Power Fail dir              ${PWRFAILDIR}
   Compiler:                   ${CXX} ${CXXVERSION}
--- apcupsd-3.12.1/platforms/etc/apcupsd.conf.in.orig	2005-12-31 00:26:41.000000000 +0100
+++ apcupsd-3.12.1/platforms/etc/apcupsd.conf.in	2006-01-24 13:45:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 STATTIME 0
 
 # Location of STATUS file (written to only if STATTIME is non-zero)
-STATFILE @LOGDIR@/apcupsd.status
+STATFILE @STATDIR@/apcupsd.status
 
 # LOGSTATS [ on | off ] on enables, off disables
 # Note! This generates a lot of output, so if