#4322 minecraft upstart script

[ryates]

Minecraft Module Bug here? If not... where?

Start at boot generates an upstart script on Ubuntu 13.10 that yields the following error:

"/bin/sh: 1: /bin/sh: Syntax error: "(" unexpected"

Server (naturally) does not start.

Replacing first set of (...) with [...] works for me.

[Jamie Cameron]

Could you attach the upstart script to this bug report? It should be at /etc/init/minecraft.conf

[ryates]

Yes, of course.

[Jamie Cameron]

That file actually looks OK.

When do you see the error message :

"/bin/sh: 1: /bin/sh: Syntax error: "(" unexpected"

[ryates]

Error given in /var/log/upstart/minecraft

Occurs after boot when no server starts and when service is invoked manually and then fails, either from terminal or within Webmin from "System -> Bootup & Shutdown"

Server starts fine from main minecraft screen but not at boot or via upstart manually. Upstart (or dash v 0.5.7?) does not like that "(". Solution is beyond me...

[Jamie Cameron]

What if you edit that minecraft.conf file and change :

exec su nobody

to :

exec su -s /bin/sh nobody

[ryates]

This failed.

Upstart log gave same error.

Is this a dash /bash shell issue?

[Jamie Cameron]

Also, what if you run the command from minecraft.conf (after the exec) as root at the shell.... does it start the server?

[ryates]

Indeed it does.

[Jamie Cameron]

Ok, the next release of the Minecraft plugin will work around this problem by using a wrapper script to start the server.