[ubuntu] transmission-daemon service not started though it says it is

Code:

sam@fluffy:~$ sudo service transmission-daemon start
transmission-daemon start/ruing
sam@fluffy:~$ pstree
init─┬─acpid
     ├─apache2───2*[apache2───26*[{apache2}]]
     ├─atd
     ├─bandwidthd─┬─3*[bandwidthd───bandwidthd]
     │            └─bandwidthd
     ├─cron
     ├─dbus-daemon
     ├─dhclient
     ├─dnsmasq
     ├─6*[getty]
     ├─mount.ntfs
     ├─ntpd
     ├─polipo
     ├─privoxy
     ├─pure-ftpd───pure-ftpd───pure-ftpd
     ├─rsyslogd───3*[{rsyslogd}]
     ├─sshd───sshd───sshd───bash───pstree
     ├─sudo───ngrok───7*[{ngrok}]
     ├─systemd-logind
     ├─systemd-udevd
     ├─upstart-file-br
     ├─upstart-socket-
     └─upstart-udev-br
sam@fluffy:~$ sudo service transmission-daemon stop
transmission-daemon stop/waiting

Code:

Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.266618] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) state changed from starting to security
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.266690] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) state changed from security to pre-start
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.266758] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) state changed from pre-start to spawned
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.268780] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) main process (7539)
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.268835] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) state changed from spawned to post-start
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.269237] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) state changed from post-start to ruing
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.269764] init: Handling started event
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.270424] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) main process (7539) exited normally
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.270583] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) goal changed from start to stop
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.270766] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) state changed from ruing to stopping
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.270938] init: Handling stopping event
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.271036] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) state changed from stopping to killed
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.271520] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) state changed from killed to post-stop
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.271685] init: startpar-bridge (transmission-daemon--stopped) state changed from post-stop to waiting
Jun  6 22:38:32 fluffy keel: [81562.272481] init: Handling stopped event