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I have a simple nodeJs upstart service run as,

script
  exec /usr/bin/node /path/to/server.js
end script

On running with sudo command, it works

~$ sudo service upserv start
sg_gui_server start/running, process 19321

When it is ran as a root user, it fails with bizarre error. 

~$ sudo su
sk# service sg_gui_server restart
karaf: JAVA_HOME not set; results may vary

JAVA_HOME not set, this error is bizarre as nodeJs is not dependent on java libs and this error comes, when i run a simple python server as well.

How does running a service with sudo prefix differ from running it as a root user?

Saravana Kumar
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This depends on your configuration, but it appears that your local environment variable for JAVA_HOME is being used from your user. You can verify this by checking for the env_keep settings in /etc/sudoers.

I would personally source /etc/profile as part of your upstart script.

Tim Brigham
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