Public bug reported: This isn't supposed to happen...
id@emachines-e520:~$ sudo sh -x /etc/init.d/procps reload + PATH=/sbin:/bin + SYSCTL=/sbin/sysctl + test -x /sbin/sysctl + . /lib/lsb/init-functions + run-parts --lsbsysinit --list /lib/lsb/init-functions.d + [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/01-upstart-lsb ] + . /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/01-upstart-lsb + unset UPSTART_SESSION + _RC_SCRIPT=/etc/init.d/procps + [ -r /etc/init//etc/init.d/procps.conf ] + _UPSTART_JOB=procps + [ -r /etc/init/procps.conf ] + which initctl + + grep -qinitctl upstart version + initctl status procps + exec reload procps reload: Job is not running: procps id@emachines-e520:~$ AFAIK the command it is trying to run is 'sysctl --system'. Which would work just fine, except for the fact it is never called because this init script seems to be too lame and gets in the way of itself before trying to run it in the first place. As a single-shot command the service does not stay 'up'. So reload didn't work. The reason why this is a problem is because the command failure then halts dpkg / apt tools from installing and removing certain software. Like this one: id@emachines-e520:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove corekeeper Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED corekeeper 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 to remove and 56 not to upgrade. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 86.0 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y (Reading database ... 354110 files and directories currently installed.) Removing corekeeper (1.5) ... reload: Job is not running: procps invoke-rc.d: initscript procps, action "reload" failed. dpkg: error processing package corekeeper (--remove): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: corekeeper E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) id@emachines-e520:~$ Which then apt refuses to remove, be purged, go away etc. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: procps 1:3.3.9-1ubuntu5.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-31.43-generic 3.16.7-ckt5 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Mar 29 17:32:04 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-04 (115 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1) SourcePackage: procps UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.sysctl.conf: 2015-03-09T09:23:42.041114 ** Affects: procps (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to procps in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1437891 Title: reload: Job is not running: procps Status in procps package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This isn't supposed to happen... id@emachines-e520:~$ sudo sh -x /etc/init.d/procps reload + PATH=/sbin:/bin + SYSCTL=/sbin/sysctl + test -x /sbin/sysctl + . /lib/lsb/init-functions + run-parts --lsbsysinit --list /lib/lsb/init-functions.d + [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/01-upstart-lsb ] + . /lib/lsb/init-functions.d/01-upstart-lsb + unset UPSTART_SESSION + _RC_SCRIPT=/etc/init.d/procps + [ -r /etc/init//etc/init.d/procps.conf ] + _UPSTART_JOB=procps + [ -r /etc/init/procps.conf ] + which initctl + + grep -qinitctl upstart version + initctl status procps + exec reload procps reload: Job is not running: procps id@emachines-e520:~$ AFAIK the command it is trying to run is 'sysctl --system'. Which would work just fine, except for the fact it is never called because this init script seems to be too lame and gets in the way of itself before trying to run it in the first place. As a single-shot command the service does not stay 'up'. So reload didn't work. The reason why this is a problem is because the command failure then halts dpkg / apt tools from installing and removing certain software. Like this one: id@emachines-e520:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove corekeeper Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED corekeeper 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 to remove and 56 not to upgrade. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 86.0 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y (Reading database ... 354110 files and directories currently installed.) Removing corekeeper (1.5) ... reload: Job is not running: procps invoke-rc.d: initscript procps, action "reload" failed. dpkg: error processing package corekeeper (--remove): subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: corekeeper E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) id@emachines-e520:~$ Which then apt refuses to remove, be purged, go away etc. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: procps 1:3.3.9-1ubuntu5.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-31.43-generic 3.16.7-ckt5 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Mar 29 17:32:04 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-04 (115 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1) SourcePackage: procps UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.sysctl.conf: 2015-03-09T09:23:42.041114 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/1437891/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp