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[Rich Drewes <drewes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, it seems there isn't anything in particular about being in a
script that causes init-checkconf to return random results.  If I repeat
the same command a number of times the results vary:

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root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
ERROR: File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax invalid:
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
ERROR: File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax invalid:
root@ladastra:/oldroot/home/drewes# init-checkconf /etc/init/tty5.conf
File /etc/init/tty5.conf: syntax ok
----

As is evident, sometimes the syntax is reported as being ok and
sometimes invalid.

Rich

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1400495

Title:
  init-checkconf returns seemingly random results

Status in upstart package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  While tracking down a problem related to upstart, I decided to check
  the syntax of all my upstart init files.  I wrote this simple script:

  for a in /etc/init/*; do init-checkconf $a; done 2>&1 | grep invalid

  This script said that a number of files had syntax errors.  When the
  file with the error is checked individually on the command line with
  init-checkconf, it shows no error.

  Running the script again showed a different set of files with errors.
  Checking each file individually on the command line does not show an
  error.

  Running it a third time gave yet another set of files with errors.

  Why would this give different results each time it is run?  Why does
  init-checkconf report seemingly random syntax errors when run in a
  script?

  Rich

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: upstart 1.12.1-0ubuntu4.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  .etc.init.glusterfs.server.override: manual
  .etc.init.mounting.glusterfs.override: manual
  .etc.init.mysql.override: manual
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Dec  8 13:08:53 2014
  ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic root=UUID=0feac9b2-7f2c-44ed-af0a-e7ace6c02b41 ro nomdmonddf nomdmonisw nomdmonddf nomdmonisw
  SourcePackage: upstart
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-19 (233 days ago)
  UpstartBugCategory: System
  UpstartRunningSessionVersion: init (upstart 1.12.1)
  UpstartRunningSystemVersion: init (upstart 1.12.1)
  modified.conffile..etc.at.deny: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/at.deny']
  modified.conffile..etc.dconf.db.gdm: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.default.cups: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.init.d.smbd: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.vsftpd.conf: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.dconf.db.gdm: 2014-07-31T12:57:17
  mtime.conffile..etc.default.cups: 2014-04-19T12:34:54
  mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.smbd: 2014-12-08T11:57:38.341196
  mtime.conffile..etc.vsftpd.conf: 2014-06-06T13:12:21

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