I've just done a fresh install of 14.04.1, and after installing nfs- common had the same problem : I couldn't start rpcbind. it's started correctly on boot, but I cannot control the service.
root@junpei:/home/peter# ps auwx | grep rpcbind | grep -v grep root 606 0.0 0.0 23420 1116 ? Ss 11:32 0:00 rpcbind root@junpei:/home/peter# status rpcbind status: Unknown job: rpcbind root@junpei:/home/peter# service rpcbind restart stop: Unknown job: rpcbind start: Unknown job: rpcbind and init-checkconf behaves erratically : root@junpei:/etc/init# init-checkconf rpcbind.conf File rpcbind.conf: syntax ok root@junpei:/etc/init# init-checkconf rpcbind.conf ERROR: File rpcbind.conf: syntax invalid: root@junpei:/etc/init# init-checkconf rpcbind.conf File rpcbind.conf: syntax ok -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1323648 Title: initctl scripts report "unknown job" on rpcbind and ypbind To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1323648/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs