This is a usage error, not a permissions error.
When you run 'initctl' as a non-root user, by default it will try to connect to an upstart session instance.
To connect to the system init as non-root, invoke it as 'initctl --system'.
This is a usage error, not a permissions error.
When you run 'initctl' as a non-root user, by default it will try to connect to an upstart session instance.
To connect to the system init as non-root, invoke it as 'initctl --system'.