Comment 25 for bug 1348784

> Can you confirm you are entering recovery mode from the grub menu (Advanced options -> recovery)?

Yes.

> Can you also check the following:
>
> 1) Enter recovery mode.
> 2) Select the root shell option.
> 3) Run "set|grep UPSTART".

I'm assuming you are meaning with "root shell option" the login question for root that automatically appears. Here is the output:

UPSTART_EVENTS=runlevel
UPSTART_INSTANCE=
UPSTART_JOB=rcS

> Can you also check that you don't have an /etc/init/dbus.override and that your /etc/init/dbus.conf is unmodified - running > 'apport-collect -p upstart 1348784' will do this for you.

/etc/init/dbus.override doesn't exist and I have reinstalled dbus to make sure that there are no changes on /etc/init/dbus.conf.

> Attaching the output of 'ps -efwww' and 'initctl list' from recovery mode could also be useful.

ps -efwww:

UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
root 1 0 0 13:20 ? 00:00:01 /sbin/init
root 2 0 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kthreadd]
root 3 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 4 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:0]
root 5 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:0H]
root 6 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u8:0]
root 7 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcu_sched]
root 8 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcuos/0]
root 9 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcuos/1]
root 10 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcuos/2]
root 11 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcuos/3]
root 12 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcu_bh]
root 13 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcuob/0]
root 14 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcuob/1]
root 15 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcuob/2]
root 16 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [rcuob/3]
root 17 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [migration/0]
root 18 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [watchdog/0]
root 19 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [watchdog/1]
root 20 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [migration/1]
root 21 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
root 22 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:0]
root 23 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:0H]
root 24 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [khelper]
root 25 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kdevtmpfs]
root 26 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [netns]
root 27 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [khungtaskd]
root 28 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [writeback]
root 29 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [ksmd]
root 30 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [khugepaged]
root 31 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [crypto]
root 32 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kintegrityd]
root 33 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [bioset]
root 34 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kblockd]
root 35 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [ata_sff]
root 36 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [khubd]
root 37 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [md]
root 38 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [devfreq_wq]
root 39 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u8:1]
root 40 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:1]
root 41 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:1]
root 42 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kswapd0]
root 43 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [fsnotify_mark]
root 44 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [ecryptfs-kthrea]
root 56 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kthrotld]
root 57 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [acpi_thermal_pm]
root 58 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [ipv6_addrconf]
root 77 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [deferwq]
root 78 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [charger_manager]
root 121 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_0]
root 122 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_0]
root 123 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_1]
root 124 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_1]
root 125 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u8:2]
root 126 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u8:3]
root 127 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u8:4]
root 181 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [jbd2/sda1-8]
root 182 2 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 [ext4-rsv-conver]
root 284 1 0 13:20 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/cgmanager --sigstop -m name=systemd
root 327 1 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 upstart-udev-bridge --daemon
root 333 1 0 13:21 ? 00:00:01 /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd --daemon
root 373 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:1H]
root 423 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:1H]
root 469 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:2]
root 470 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [hd-audio0]
root 471 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/0:3]
root 474 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [hd-audio1]
root 494 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kpsmoused]
root 495 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/1:2]
root 502 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [cfg80211]
root 506 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u9:0]
root 507 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [hci0]
root 508 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [hci0]
root 515 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u9:1]
root 516 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u9:2]
root 523 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kvm-irqfd-clean]
message+ 575 1 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon --system --fork
root 581 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kmemstick]
root 948 1 0 13:21 tty1 00:00:00 bash
root 1044 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kdmflush]
root 1050 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [bioset]
root 1051 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kcryptd_io]
root 1052 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [kcryptd]
root 1053 2 0 13:21 ? 00:00:00 [bioset]
root 1134 2 0 13:22 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_2]
root 1135 2 0 13:22 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_tmf_2]
root 1136 2 0 13:22 ? 00:00:00 [usb-storage]
root 1157 948 0 13:24 tty1 00:00:00 ps -efwww

initctl list:

init.d/automount stop/waiting
mountall-net stop/waiting
mountnfs-bootclean.sh start/running
passwd stop/waiting
rc stop/waiting
startpar-bridge stop/waiting
tty4 stop/waiting
udev start/running, process 333
upstart-udev-bridge start/running, process 327
console-setup stop/waiting
hwclock-save stop/waiting
irqbalance stop/waiting
plymouth-log stop/waiting
tty5 stop/waiting
failsafe stop/waiting
mountall.sh start/running
procps-instance stop/waiting
thermald stop/waiting
alsa-utils stop/waiting
dbus start/running, process 575
mounted-var stop/waiting
plymouth-shutdown stop/waiting
plymouth stop/waiting
resolvconf start/running
udev-fallback-graphics stop/waiting
checkroot.sh start/running
control-alt-delete stop/waiting
hwclock stop/waiting
init.d/cpufreq stop/waiting
mounted-proc stop/waiting
alsa-store stop/waiting
setvtrgb stop/waiting
shutdown stop/waiting
alsa-restore stop/waiting
cron stop/waiting
init.d/log stop/waiting
mountall stop/waiting
mounted-debugfs stop/waiting
mountkernfs.sh start/running
console stop/waiting
hostname.sh start/running
mounted-run stop/waiting
checkfs.sh start/running
checkroot-bootclean.sh start/running
kmod stop/waiting
lxdm stop/waiting
mountnfs.sh start/running
plymouth-stop start/running
rcS start/running, process 948
wait-for-state stop/waiting
bootmisc.sh start/running
flush-early-job-log stop/waiting
rc-sysinit stop/waiting
cgproxy stop/waiting
init.d/update_connection stop/waiting
upstart-socket-bridge stop/waiting
cryptdisks start/running
init.d/maintenance stop/waiting
mountdevsubfs.sh start/running
tty2 stop/waiting
udevtrigger stop/waiting
upstart-file-bridge stop/waiting
container-detect stop/waiting
mounted-dev stop/waiting
mtab.sh start/running
tty3 stop/waiting
udev-finish start/running
alsa-state stop/waiting
cgmanager start/running, process 284
cryptdisks-udev stop/waiting
hostname stop/waiting
mountall-reboot stop/waiting
init.d/update_time stop/waiting
mountall-shell stop/waiting
mounted-tmp stop/waiting
network-interface (lo) start/running
network-interface (eth0) start/running
network-interface (wlan0) start/running
plymouth-ready stop/waiting
plymouth-splash stop/waiting
plymouth-upstart-bridge stop/waiting
tty1 stop/waiting
udevmonitor stop/waiting
mountall-bootclean.sh start/running
network-interface-security (network-interface/eth0) start/running
network-interface-security (network-interface/wlan0) start/running
network-interface-security (network-interface/lo) start/running
network-interface-security (networking) start/running
networking start/running
procps start/running
tty6 stop/waiting
console-font stop/waiting
network-interface-container stop/waiting