further to this, using either of the following commands:
sudo /etc/init.d/hal stop or sudo service hal stop
give the following (identical) error, which I suspect is related:
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) utility, e.g. service hal STOP
The script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, but STOP is not supported for Upstart jobs.
further to this, using either of the following commands:
sudo /etc/init.d/hal stop
or
sudo service hal stop
give the following (identical) error, which I suspect is related:
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service hal STOP
The script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart
job, but STOP is not supported for Upstart jobs.