This is due to having daemon=1 on the mcollectived configuration file which is recommended against in upstart.
The right fix is to set daemon=0 on mcollective config ** Changed in: mcollective (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Marc Cluet (lynxman) ** Changed in: mcollective (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/918348 Title: mcollective upstart script starts too many processes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mcollective/+bug/918348/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs