[Bug 1202023] Re: Upstart ignores .override files that are symlinks

[James Hunt]

This is by design:

- http://upstart.ubuntu.com/cookbook/#symbolic-links-don-t-work-in-etc-init
- init(5) under RESTRICTIONS.

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

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Title:
  Upstart ignores .override files that are symlinks

Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I don't know if this is a bug or an intentional feature...

  I upgraded a laptop from 12.04 to 13.10.  When it was at 12.04, have a
  few .override files in /etc/init that are actually symlinks to a file
  named manual.override.  This file has a single line entry for the
  "manual" stanza.  While it was in 12.04, this works.  Now in 13.10 it
  doesn't.  I replace one of the symlinks with an actual file (e.g. cp
  manual.override mysql.override) and the .override file was recognized
  by upstart when I rebooted.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: upstart 1.9.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-3.12-generic 3.10.1
  Uname: Linux 3.10.0-3-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  .etc.init.avahi.daemon.override: manual
  .etc.init.libvirt.bin.override: manual
  .etc.init.manual.override: manual
  .etc.init.mysql.override: manual
  .etc.init.qemu.kvm.override: manual
  .etc.init.ufw.override: manual
  ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jul 17 10:09:22 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-26 (385 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.10.0-3-generic root=/dev/mapper/IT--035687-root ro
  SourcePackage: upstart
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-07-11 (6 days ago)
  UpstartBugCategory: System
  modified.conffile..etc.at.deny: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/at.deny']
  modified.conffile..etc.init.d.networking: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.libvirt.qemu.conf: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/libvirt/qemu.conf']
  modified.conffile..etc.resolvconf.resolv.conf.d.base: [modified]
  modified.conffile..etc.sysctl.conf: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.networking: 2013-05-18T13:37:44
  mtime.conffile..etc.resolvconf.resolv.conf.d.base: 2012-08-14T11:54:37.328744
  mtime.conffile..etc.sysctl.conf: 2012-09-18T09:57:54.115713
  upstart.upstart-file-bridge.log:
   Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/unicast_2dlocal_2davahi
   Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2dcrash
   Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2drelease

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