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I've setup a brand new SD card with Raspbian Jessie Lite (based on Debian 8). Now I no longer see startup messages and the services notification ("[OK]", "[Failed]", etc.) when using service start/stop.

Looking for the problem with Google, I found a solution for Debian 8 Jessie that suggest to manage the /etc/default/grub file, but in my system there's no such file because I've no grub installed.

Solution for Debian: https://serverfault.com/questions/722389/debian-8-jessie-not-displaying-startup-services-and-messages

I'd like to restore, if possible, the same behaviour of Wheezy to see the messages. How can I do that on Jessie Lite?

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  • To clarify: Are you asking about messages at boot or when you use service foo start?
    – goldilocks ♦
    Feb 3, 2016 at 20:04
  • @goldilocks The messages from services when you start/stop/restart them.
    – Cheshire Cat
    Feb 4, 2016 at 7:58

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I no longer see startup messages and the services notification ("[OK]", "[Failed]", etc.) when using service start/stop.

This is possibly because Debian/Raspbian changed the init system in version 8 from SysV to systemd; service was really part of the former but remains for backward compatibility. If you want some informative and potentially colourful output after starting a service try:

systemctl status foo

Where foo is the service. There's no color unless something is wrong or the service is persisent (e.g. ssh) and currently running.

I found a solution for Debian 8 Jessie that suggest to manage the /etc/default/grub file

To explain about grub: It's a bootloader ("grand unified bootloader") but it is not used on the pi. The only messages it would display would (normally) last a fraction of a second when the power is first turned on.

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  • Yes, the new init system is the cause. But also using systemctl start/stop servicename syntax as you suggest, I've no message line under my command like "Starting service XXX... [OK]", etc. Maybe it is because systemd runs process in background without blocking the console, so the messages are still there but in the background and so not visible...? Is there a way to get them back?
    – Cheshire Cat
    Feb 4, 2016 at 13:59
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    No, it just doesn't say anything if what you wanted worked. If something goes wrong, then it will give you a message.
    – goldilocks ♦
    Feb 4, 2016 at 14:00

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