Public bug reported: I'm running a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS with all updates from security/updates applied. While everything works as expected after boot, I see that several services are started and stopped multiple times. After adding "--verbose" to the kernel command line in grub, I see the following in /var/log/dmesg (grep on "ssh", but other services look similar):
[ 15.448785] init: ssh goal changed from stop to start [ 15.448977] init: ssh state changed from waiting to starting [ 15.722522] init: ssh state changed from starting to pre-start [ 15.740479] init: ssh pre-start process (412) [ 15.892560] init: ssh pre-start process (412) exited normally [ 15.892697] init: ssh state changed from pre-start to spawned [ 15.900573] init: ssh main process (427) [ 15.900877] init: ssh state changed from spawned to post-start [ 15.912513] init: ssh state changed from post-start to running [ 18.292483] init: ssh goal changed from start to stop [ 18.292723] init: ssh state changed from running to pre-stop [ 18.292826] init: ssh state changed from pre-stop to stopping [ 18.293129] init: ssh state changed from stopping to killed [ 18.293236] init: Sending TERM signal to ssh main process (427) [ 18.296505] init: ssh main process (427) exited normally [ 18.296683] init: ssh state changed from killed to post-stop [ 18.297359] init: ssh state changed from post-stop to waiting [ 18.344245] init: ssh goal changed from stop to start [ 18.344378] init: ssh state changed from waiting to starting [ 18.344801] init: ssh state changed from starting to pre-start [ 18.356479] init: ssh pre-start process (593) [ 18.414658] init: ssh pre-start process (593) exited normally [ 18.415023] init: ssh state changed from pre-start to spawned [ 18.424710] init: ssh main process (596) [ 18.424886] init: ssh state changed from spawned to post-start [ 18.429089] init: ssh state changed from post-start to running You can see that SSH is started 4 times. This seems unnecessary and looks like a bug to me. I see this behaviour on other Ubuntu 12.04 systems as well. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: upstart 1.5-0ubuntu7.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-26.42~precise1-generic 3.5.7.6 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 22 11:20:16 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SourcePackage: upstart UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1158708 Title: Services start/stop multiple times during boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1158708/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs