--- files/apcupsd.in.orig	2013-07-05 14:16:30.000000000 -0700
+++ files/apcupsd.in	2013-07-05 14:16:38.000000000 -0700
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 #
 # apcupsd_enable (bool):	Set to "NO" by default.
 #				Set it to "YES" to enable apcupsd.
-# apcupsd_args (str):		Custom additional arguments to be passed
-#				to apcupsd (default empty).
+# apcupsd_flags (str):		Custom additional arguments to be passed
+#				to apcupsd (default --kill-on-powerfail).
+# apcupsd_configs (str):	A list of configs to run multiple instances.
 #
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
@@ -24,11 +25,26 @@
 
 : ${apcupsd_enable="NO"}
 : ${apcupsd_flags="--kill-on-powerfail"}
-: ${apcupsd_pidfile="/var/run/apcupsd.pid"}
-: ${apcupsd_lockfile="/var/spool/lock/apcupsd.lock"}
 
 pidfile="/var/run/apcupsd.pid"
-required_files="%%ETCDIR%%/apcupsd.conf"
+required_files="${apcupsd_configs:-%%ETCDIR%%/apcupsd.conf}"
 command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/apcupsd"
 
-run_rc_command "$1"
+case ${apcupsd_configs} in
+
+'')
+	# One instance with the default config
+	run_rc_command "$1"
+	;;
+
+*)
+	# One or more instance
+	dn="`/usr/bin/dirname ${pidfile}`"
+	for config in ${apcupsd_configs}; do
+		base="`/usr/bin/basename ${config} .conf`"
+		pidfile="${dn}/${base}.pid"
+		command_args="-f ${config} -P ${pidfile}"
+		run_rc_command "$1"
+	done
+	;;
+esac