I like that idea quite a bit for natty and later, thats probably the right way to go, especially since we'll also be getting "override" files at some point. I'll submit it to upstart as a feature request.
I doubt we'll backport manual to maverick and lucid's upstart, so we're still left with the problem of updating peoples' systems and potentially starting services that are meant to stay stopped. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/690640 Title: dh_installinit upstart support start a job in postinst script regardless of previous status -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs