Confirmed. This is happening because files in /var/run/ get wiped on reboot including /var/run/mpd/ so the mpd init script is unable to write the PID file to that location.
** Changed in: mpd (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Init: Unable to create /var/run/mpd/mpd.pid https://launchpad.net/bugs/64293 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs