There are no "log-priority" or "--debug" options for "start", I believe you have confused the man page.
There are separate commands to initctl, for example: initctl log-priority debug initctl start <service> The first changes Upstart's logging priority, and the second starts the service; you'll see more verbose log messages in the log as a result ** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- start debug options do not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/559910 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs