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[Bug 1373588] Re: Starting/Stopping services causes "init: Error while reading from descriptor: Bad file descriptor"

 

** Description changed:

  Starting and stopping services via upstart causes errors in the form of
  "init: Error while reading from descriptor: Bad file descriptor"
  
  with a lot of services and on multiple machines featuring different
- hardware configurations.
+ hardware configurations and different kernels.
  
  The services start without errors if launched with the same parameters
  from the command line.
  
  A result of this is the inability to launch lightdm.
  The system becomes near unuseable.
  
- 
  Ubuntu version is 14.04.01
  upstart package is up to date.
- --- 
+ ---
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-24 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  Package: upstart 1.12.1-0ubuntu4.2
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-36-generic root=UUID=bf38ba9e-6c63-4201-a95c-11de8e46230d ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
  Tags:  trusty
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UpstartBugCategory: System
  UpstartRunningSystemVersion: init (upstart 1.12.1)
  UserGroups:
-  
+ 
  _MarkForUpload: True
  modified.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.default.cups: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.default.sssd: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.init.sssd.conf: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 2014-09-24T19:29:37.599417
  mtime.conffile..etc.default.cups: 2014-07-23T01:11:06
  mtime.conffile..etc.default.sssd: 2014-09-24T20:11:37.806020
  mtime.conffile..etc.init.sssd.conf: 2014-09-24T21:19:27.573144

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1373588

Title:
  Starting/Stopping services causes "init: Error while reading from
  descriptor: Bad file descriptor"

Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Starting and stopping services via upstart causes errors in the form of
  "init: Error while reading from descriptor: Bad file descriptor"

  with a lot of services and on multiple machines featuring different
  hardware configurations and different kernels.

  The services start without errors if launched with the same parameters
  from the command line.

  A result of this is the inability to launch lightdm.
  The system becomes near unuseable.

  Ubuntu version is 14.04.01
  upstart package is up to date.
  ---
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-24 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  Package: upstart 1.12.1-0ubuntu4.2
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-36-generic root=UUID=bf38ba9e-6c63-4201-a95c-11de8e46230d ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
  Tags:  trusty
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UpstartBugCategory: System
  UpstartRunningSystemVersion: init (upstart 1.12.1)
  UserGroups:

  _MarkForUpload: True
  modified.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.default.cups: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.default.sssd: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.init.sssd.conf: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 2014-09-24T19:29:37.599417
  mtime.conffile..etc.default.cups: 2014-07-23T01:11:06
  mtime.conffile..etc.default.sssd: 2014-09-24T20:11:37.806020
  mtime.conffile..etc.init.sssd.conf: 2014-09-24T21:19:27.573144

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