Where does the --retain-privileges option come from? This does not exist any more and has never been in an ubuntu hal package. Did you upgrade or sidegrade this installation from Debian or another OS, or modify the init script manually at some point?
** Changed in: hal (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- HAL bootup command is wrong (falls back to -h) https://launchpad.net/bugs/44770 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs