Unknown instance

[James Hunt]

On 28/01/12 00:13, Chris Johnson wrote:
> I am new to upstart and currently trying to set it up to launch syslog-ng on boot.  Based on the getting-started guide, I have come up with the following configuration:
> 	start on runlevel [2345]
> 	stop on runlevel [06]
> 	exec /usr/local/sbin/syslog-ng
> 
> Good part is that it appears to launch okay:
> 	$ sudo start syslog-ng
> 	syslog-ng start/running, process 25178
> 
> Unfortunately when I run the status is shows 'stop/waiting' and when I try to stop, I get 'Unknown instance'
> 	$ sudo stop syslog-ng
> 	stop: Unknown instance:
> 
> What am I missing? 
> 
> Thanks
> Chris
Hi Chris,

To add to Evan's comments, I'd recommend reading this section of the Cookbook carefully:

	http://upstart.ubuntu.com/cookbook/#expect

Regards,

James.
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