[23:06] <idefine> hi, where can I specify options for upstart? Specifically I'd like to set a value for --logdir
[23:06] <xnox> idefine: hey.
[23:06] <idefine> xnox, hi
[23:07] <xnox> idefine: you can pass arguments to upstart on the kernel command line e.g. --logdir=/what/you/want should work when passed on kernel cmdline.
[23:07] <xnox> idefine: otherwise you can make /sbin/init a wrapper around upstart, or otherwise modify your initramfs to pass options to init.
[23:08] <idefine> xnox, how do I modify the kernel command line arguments?
[23:08] <xnox> idefine: depends on your bootloader and os. typically you can edit /etc/default/grub & after doing so call $ sudo update-grub and reboot
[23:09] <xnox> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="..... --logdir=/what/you/want"
[23:10] <idefine> xnox, any idea if that will work on AWS EC2 machines?
[23:13] <xnox> idefine: not really, aws are quite special.
[23:14] <xnox> idefine: please seek aws support separately. try e.g. #ubuntu-server
[23:14] <idefine> xnox, thanks!