Comment 4 for bug 1174272

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Richard Willis-Owen (richard-p7k1qaion1u6) wrote : Re: 'reboot now' reverting to maintenance mode

Also happening to me - same symptoms. Updated server to 13.04.
MOTD still says "New release '13.04' available"
"reboot" command on its own works fine - it displays the following:

Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use ther service(8)
utility, e.g. service S35networking stop
initctl: Unknown job: S35networking

Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
Upstart job, you may also use the stop(8) utility, e.g. stop S35networking

"reboot now" comes up with a 'fail' when killing all remaining processes and then a prompt:
Give root password for maintenance

screenshot attached.