[Bug 809043] Re: Upstart bash completion does not work on ubuntu server

[James Hunt]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better. However, this issue is caused by the fact that a default
natty server does not install the "dbus" package and hence non-root
users are unable to communicate with Upstart using initctl (specifically
the "list" and "status" commands will not work).

So, to resolve your issue, there are 2 main choices:

- Use a full root shell such that tab completion will work.
  ("su -" or "sudo su -" and then initctl tab completion will work.

- install the dbus package ("sudo apt-get install dbus").

  Non-root users will then be able to invoke initctl.

Clearly, you need to be aware of the implications of adopting either of
these choices.


** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Upstart bash completion does not work on ubuntu server

Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Natty server does not install the dbus daemon, but upstart's bash
  completion script (/etc/bash_completion.d/upstart) depends on it to be
  running. Therefore, typing:

  $ sudo restart <tab>

  will output the following error message:
  initctl: Unable to connect to system bus: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory

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