Ubuntu
upstart package

upstart: (mis)uses shell reserved word ”stop”

Bug #1370012 reported by Thorsten Glaser
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Bug Description

upstart (1.5-0ubuntu7.2) /lib/init/upstart-job uses “stop” (in line 93) which is a reserved shell word.

If using mksh (actually /bin/lksh) as /bin/sh, which defines this as default alias, upgrading udev, which wants to restart the udev service, fails.

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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

possible related issue: lp:1369493

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in upstart (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Thorsten Glaser (mirabilos) wrote :

@dino99 no it’s not related.

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