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ryo
ryo

Reputation: 2167

How to solve "Rather than invoking init scripts...." on Ubuntu 14

I'm using a docker container of Ubuntu 14.

$ cat /etc/lsb-release # this is in the container
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS"

When I typed service cron start in the container, I have the following error. I think the following error doesn't make sence for me because the error should be showed when I use /etc/init.d/cron start.

$ service cron start
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service cron start

Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
Upstart job, you may also use the start(8) utility, e.g. start cron

When I typed /etc/init.d/cron start in the container. The same error is showed as service cron start

Could you tell me how to solve the error and how to start cron in the docker container?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2032

Answers (1)

oryades
oryades

Reputation: 374

To run cron daemon you can simply invoke 'cron':

root@89bdd8666c95:# cron   
root@89bdd8666c95:# ps -ef
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
root         1     0  0 14:56 ?        00:00:00 bash
root        88     1  0 15:02 ?        00:00:00 cron
root        89     1  0 15:02 ?        00:00:00 ps -ef

Upvotes: 2

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