I'm also having this in ubuntu Gnome 14.10 64bit and when I opened the link apeared in the log by this command : ------------------------------------------ cat /var/log/syslog|grep pipe init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe rsyslogd-2039: Could no open output pipe '/dev/xconsole': No such file or directory [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2039 ] ------------------------------------------ the solution is just there http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2039 /************************************************************************************/ In Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS, Precise Pangolin, you may get the following error in syslog:
Dec 10 09:17:37 dl6-c4331 rsyslogd-2039: Could not open output pipe '/dev/xconsole' [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2039 ] The package rsyslog-5.8.6-1ubuntu8.6.deb expects /dev/xconsole to be installed, but 'apt-file search /dev/xconsole' found no packages that provide it. Comment it out near the end of /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf : # daemon.*;mail.*;\ # news.err;\ # *.=debug;*.=info;\ # *.=notice;*.=warn |/dev/xconsole You can restart rsyslog with 'sudo service rsyslog restart' to confirm the error is gone. /************************************************************************************/ it works in ubuntu gnome 14.10 64bit Good Luck -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1364630 Title: init: Error while reading from descriptor: Broken pipe To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/upstart/+bug/1364630/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs