I setup my odoo using this script:
https://www.odoo.com/forum/help-1/question/guide-odoo-8-0-master-on-ubuntu-linux-install-script-56731

My question is:
Using an ssh terminal, I want to launch the openerp-server and watch the activity as I install modules and develop a new module. If I:

sudo service odoo-server stop

sudo su odoo

python /opt/odoo/odoo-server/openerp-server --addons=/opt/odoo/odoo-server/addons

I can see server running, but my config file is ignored. The master password becomes admin again and the addons path /opt/odoo/custom/addons can not be added to the cammand because the server says it is not recognized. If I run

python /opt/odoo/odoo-server/openerp-server -c /etc/odoo-server.conf

My terminal advances to the next line and then nothing happens until I control+C to stop... If the server is running I can not view output.

I had this all working in a v7 install but I'm lost at the moment, so any help would be greatly appreciated.