I reproduced this issue with 0.4+14.10.20140808.2.is.0.4+14.10.20140808.2-0ubuntu1
The output of the 'cat' commands are attached in _proc_1357252.out When it happens the following lines are displayed in: = unity8-dash.log= Trying to open "application:///dialer-app.desktop" = unity8.log = qtmir.applications: ApplicationManager::onProcessFailed - appId= "dialer-app" duringStartup= true ApplicationManager::onProcessFailed - upstart reports failure of application "dialer-app" that AppManager is not managing qtmir.applications: ApplicationManager::onProcessStopped - appId= "dialer-app" ApplicationManager::onProcessStopped reports stop of appId= "dialer-app" which AppMan is not managing, ignoring the event = /var/log/upstart/cgmanager.log = got creds pid 26429 (32011:32011) cgmanager:do_create_main: pid 26429 (uid 32011 gid 32011) may not create under /run/cgmanager/fs/freezer ** Attachment added: "_proc_1357252.out" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-app-launch/+bug/1357252/+attachment/4181331/+files/_proc_1357252.out -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1357252 Title: Upstart jobs specifying cgroup fail to start occasionally To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-app-launch/+bug/1357252/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs