Package: mysql-server
Version: 4.0.24-10
Problem:
Installation of the mysql-server package under etch (and potentially other
releases) fails.
Diagnosis:
The new configuration option "old_passwords" isn't recognised by
mysql pre-4.1. The mysql-server package is shipping with a configuration
file that uses that option. The MySQL daemon is failing to load and the
installation is incomplete.
Solution:
The package maintainer should remove the invalid configuration option in
the mysql-server package.
In the meantime, users wishing to install the package can perform the
following steps to complete installation:
* Install mysql-server (it will fail to finish)
* Remove (don't purge) mysql-server
* Comment out the "old_passwords=1" line in /etc/mysql/my.cnf
* Remove /var/lib/mysql/ (if clean installation)
* Install mysql-server (it will work now)
- Will Dowling
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