in Ubuntu 12.10

user@xyz:~$ sudo initctl --version
initctl (upstart 1.5)
Copyright (C) 2012 Scott James Remnant, 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.
user@xyz:~$ ls -l /etc/init/rs-comm.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 349 нояб. 15 03:22 /etc/init/rs-comm.conf
user@xyz:~$ sudo initctl reload-configuration
user@xyz:~$ sudo initctl start rs-comm
initctl: Unknown job: rs-comm

Solution 1:

Your job probably contains invalid syntax, which means Upstart will not consider it. Try running the following as a normal user (not as root):

init-checkconf /etc/init/rs-comm.conf