I submitted a question on this to source package upstart. The problem seems to stem from 'service' using the upstart command 'restart' whose documentation states (man restart):
>>>Note that this command can only be used when there is an instance of JOB, if there is none then it returns an error instead of starting a new one<<< https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+question/173604 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/440179 Title: service fails to start/stop/restart networking daemon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/440179/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
