I've tried to modify this script to start Motion using the following libraries. I start the script by entering the following command into terminal:sudo /etc/init.d/motion startWhich Gives:start-stop-daemon: user '/etc/motion/motion.conf' not foundStarting motion detection daemon: motion failed!I've triple checked that the motion.conf file has the correct permissions and is in the /etc/motion/ directory.If I enter the following command into terminal, Motion starts correctly.LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/uv4l/uv4lext/armv6l/libuv4lext.so motion -c /etc/motion/motion.confThe script is in /etc/init.d and called motion.#!/bin/sh -e## /etc/init.d/motion: Start the motion detection#### BEGIN INIT INFO# Provides:   motion# Required-Start: $local_fs $syslog $remote_fs# Required-Stop: $remote_fs# Default-Start:  2 3 4 5# Default-Stop: 0 1 6# Short-Description: Start Motion detection# Description: loads motion and assigns privileges### END INIT INFO# Ported to new debian way using sh and /lib/lsb/init-functions# by Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net># Modified by : Juan Angulo Moreno <juan@apuntale.com># eddy Petrisor <eddy.petrisor@gmail.com># ArAge <ArAge@gmx.co.uk>NAME=motionPATH_BIN=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbinDAEMON=/usr/bin/motionPIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pidDEFAULTS=/etc/default/$NAMEDESC=motion detection daemonexport LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/uv4l/uv4lext/armv6l/libuv4lext.so ############################################################################################################## this above command is what is needed to be entered into terminal to run motion from command prompt ###############################################################################################################ENV=env -i LANG=C PATH=$PATH_BIN. /lib/lsb/init-functionstest -x $DAEMON || exit 0RET=0[ -r $DEFAULTS ] && . $DEFAULTS || start_motion_daemon=yescheck_daemon_enabled () {    if [ $start_motion_daemon = yes ] ; then        return 0    else        log_warning_msg Not starting $NAME daemon, disabled via /etc/default/$NAME        return 1    fi}case $1 in  start)    if check_daemon_enabled ; then        if ! [ -d /var/run/motion ]; then                mkdir /var/run/motion        fi        chown motion:motion /var/run/motion        chmod 777 /var/run/motion        # this is the fix we've added to allow the network share to be connected first before we try to start motion:        sleep 30        log_daemon_msg Starting $DESC $NAME         if start-stop-daemon --start --oknodo --exec $DAEMON -b --chuid motion $DAEMON -c /etc/motion/motion.conf ; then            log_end_msg 0         else            log_end_msg 1            RET=1        fi    fi    ;;  stop)    log_daemon_msg Stopping $DESC $NAME    if start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --exec $DAEMON --retry 30 ; then        log_end_msg 0    else        log_end_msg 1        RET=1    fi    ;;  reload|force-reload)    log_daemon_msg Reloading $NAME configuration    if start-stop-daemon --stop --signal HUP --exec $DAEMON ; then        log_end_msg 0    else        log_end_msg 1        RET=1    fi    ;;  restart-motion)    if check_daemon_enabled ; then        log_action_begin_msg Restarting $NAME        if $0 stop && $0 start ; then            log_action_end_msg 0        else            log_action_cont_msg (failed)            RET=1        fi    fi    ;;  restart)    $0 restart-motion    ;;  *)    echo Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|reload}    RET=1    ;;esacexit $RETfollowing  Anthon's and Mikeserv help, here is some more information:1) command: ls -lrt /var/logGives:-rw-r----- 1 root adm    122336 Oct 12 08:10 auth.log2) auth.log entry gives:08:10:26 raspberrypi sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Motion start sequence - shell script modification
bash;shell script
After many hours of frustration and lots of help from forum members I've managed to get it working. I'm by no means taking the credit for this, by posting an answer, and appreciate all the help people have given me; but just fore completeness, this is how I did it.I added the line export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/uv4l/uv4lext/armv6l/libuv4lext.so in the script /etc/init.d/motion and made sure the folder that I was saving my pictures to, had the permissions so that user motion could write to it -opps!#!/bin/sh -e## /etc/init.d/motion: Start the motion detection#### BEGIN INIT INFO# Provides:   motion# Required-Start: $local_fs $syslog $remote_fs# Required-Stop: $remote_fs# Default-Start:  2 3 4 5# Default-Stop: 0 1 6# Short-Description: Start Motion detection# Description: loads motion and assigns privileges### END INIT INFO# Ported to new debian way using sh and /lib/lsb/init-functions# by Angel Carpintero <ack@telefonica.net># Modified by : Juan Angulo Moreno <juan@apuntale.com># eddy Petrisor <eddy.petrisor@gmail.com># ArAge <ArAge@gmx.co.uk>NAME=motionPATH_BIN=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbinDAEMON=/usr/bin/motionPIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pidDEFAULTS=/etc/default/$NAMEDESC=motion detection daemonENV=env -i LANG=C PATH=$PATH_BIN. /lib/lsb/init-functionstest -x $DAEMON || exit 0RET=0[ -r $DEFAULTS ] && . $DEFAULTS || start_motion_daemon=yescheck_daemon_enabled () {    if [ $start_motion_daemon = yes ] ; then        return 0    else        log_warning_msg Not starting $NAME daemon, disabled via /etc/default/$NAME        return 1    fi}case $1 in  start)    if check_daemon_enabled ; then        if ! [ -d /var/run/motion ]; then                mkdir /var/run/motion        fi        chown motion:motion /var/run/motion        #=================insert this line to  load the uv4l libraries====        export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/uv4l/uv4lext/armv6l/libuv4lext.so        #=================================================================        chmod 777 /var/run/motion        sleep 30        log_daemon_msg Starting $DESC $NAME         if start-stop-daemon --start --oknodo --exec $DAEMON -b --chuid motion ; then            log_end_msg 0         else            log_end_msg 1            RET=1        fi    fi    ;;  stop)    log_daemon_msg Stopping $DESC $NAME    if start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --exec $DAEMON --retry 30 ; then        log_end_msg 0    else        log_end_msg 1        RET=1    fi    ;;  reload|force-reload)    log_daemon_msg Reloading $NAME configuration    if start-stop-daemon --stop --signal HUP --exec $DAEMON ; then        log_end_msg 0    else        log_end_msg 1        RET=1    fi    ;;  restart-motion)    if check_daemon_enabled ; then        log_action_begin_msg Restarting $NAME        if $0 stop && $0 start ; then            log_action_end_msg 0        else            log_action_cont_msg (failed)            RET=1        fi    fi    ;;  restart)    $0 restart-motion    ;;  *)    echo Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|reload}    RET=1    ;;esacexit $RET