I cannot confirm this; my /var/lib/plymouth/shutdown-duration is an empty file, but it's there...
claudio@Chuck:~$ file /var/lib/plymouth/shutdown-duration /var/lib/plymouth/shutdown-duration: empty claudio@Chuck:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch) Release: 11.10 Codename: oneiric claudio@Chuck:~$ uname -a Linux Chuck 3.0.0-12-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 23 21:23:39 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux --- Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/511982 Title: Wrong /var/lib/plymouth/boot-duration To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/511982/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs