---
name: "upstart-dbus-bridge"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "upstart"
version: "1.11-5"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/upstart-dbus-bridge"
---

# upstart-dbus-bridge(8)

Bridge between Upstart and D-Bus

## NAME

upstart-dbus-bridge - Bridge between Upstart and D-Bus

## SYNOPSIS

**upstart-dbus-bridge** \[*OPTIONS*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**upstart-dbus-bridge** receives information about D-Bus signals and creates [**init**(8)](/init/8.md) events for them.

With no options, monitors signals on the D-Bus system bus and emits an Upstart event called *dbus* via a D-Bus system bus connection to Upstart.

When run with **--user**, monitors signals on the users D-Bus session bus and emits Upstart events via the private D-Bus connection to the users Session Init.

See [**dbus-daemon**(1)](/dbus-daemon/1.md) and for further details.

## OPTIONS

- **--always**

  Always emit events on receipt of D-Bus signal regardless of whether jobs care about them.

- **--daemon**

  Detach and run in the background.

- **--debug**

  Enable debugging output.

- **--help**

  Show brief usage summary.

- **--session**

  Monitor signals on the D-Bus session bus.

- **--system**

  Monitor signals on the D-Bus system bus.

- **--user**

  User-session mode: connect to Upstart via the user session rather than over the D-Bus system bus.

- **--bus-name**

  Set a name for the bus to be passed as an additional argument to the event under the property BUS.  Used to distinguish multiple D-Bus bridges.

- **--verbose**

  Enable verbose output.

## RESTRICTIONS

D-Bus signals emitted by Upstart itself are ignored.

## AUTHOR

Written by James Hunt \<**james.hunt@canonical.com**\>

## BUGS

Report bugs at  \<**https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bugs**\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2013 Canonical Ltd.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## SEE ALSO

[**dbus-daemon**(1)](/dbus-daemon/1.md) [**dbus-event**(7)](/dbus-event/7.md) [**init**(5)](/init/5.md) [**init**(8)](/init/8.md)