Here is the md5sum output: # md5sum /lib/init/upstart-job a62543700eb4d3c63f105a7e85d5e99e /lib/init/upstart-job
I can see that the start|stop|restart part of my upstart-job looks a bit different: === code === start|stop|restart) $ECHO $ECHO "Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an" $ECHO "Upstart job, you may also use the $COMMAND(8) utility, e.g. $COMMAND $JOB" PID=$(status "$JOB" 2>/dev/null | awk '/[0-9]$/ { print $NF }') if [ -z "$PID" ] && [ "$COMMAND" = "stop" ]; then exit 0 elif [ -n "$PID" ] && [ "$COMMAND" = "start" ]; then exit 0 elif [ -z "$PID" ] && [ "$COMMAND" = "restart" ]; then start "$JOB" exit 0 fi $COMMAND "$JOB" ;; === /code === Pay attention to the part that says " PID=$(status "$JOB" 2>/dev/null | awk '/[0-9]$/ { print $NF }') ", and $JOB is resolvconf. So I guess it's trying to get PID by "status resolvconf"? of course $PID would be null (or whatever the bash equivalent is). Here is a debug output: === code === # sh -x /etc/init.d/resolvconf start + set -e + basename /etc/init.d/resolvconf + INITSCRIPT=resolvconf + JOB=resolvconf + [ resolvconf = upstart-job ] + [ -z start ] + COMMAND=start + shift + [ -z ] + ECHO=echo + echo Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) + echo utility, e.g. service resolvconf start utility, e.g. service resolvconf start + echo + echo Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an + echo Upstart job, you may also use the start(8) utility, e.g. start resolvconf Upstart job, you may also use the start(8) utility, e.g. start resolvconf + awk /[0-9]$/ { print $NF } + status resolvconf + PID= + [ -z ] + [ start = stop ] + [ -n ] + [ -z ] + [ start = restart ] + start resolvconf start: Job is already running: resolvconf === /code === -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1041234 Title: Upgrade of resolvconf from 1.63ubuntu* to 1.63ubuntu15 fails: start: Job failed to start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/resolvconf/+bug/1041234/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs