I just got this when running Update Manager. $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=karmic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.10"
$ uname -a Linux apollo 2.6.31-19-generic #56-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 28 02:39:34 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux Changes for the versions: 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1 Error alert said: E: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1_amd64.deb: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 details: -- snip -- Setting up linux-generic (2.6.31.20.33) ... Setting up linux-headers-generic (2.6.31.20.33) ... Setting up mysql-server-core-5.1 (5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1) ... Setting up mysql-server (5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1) ... Setting up mysql-client-5.1 (5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1) ... Setting up mysql-client (5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place -- snip -- MySQL was stopped afterward. It started up again fine. There was nothing in the MySQL log but the following was in /var/log/messages: Feb 10 14:06:06 apollo kernel: [ 7085.890655] type=1503 audit(1265828766.543:35): operation="open" pid=9008 parent=9007 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/" Feb 10 14:06:10 apollo kernel: [ 7090.082048] type=1503 audit(1265828770.733:36): operation="open" pid=9029 parent=9028 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/" Feb 10 14:06:10 apollo kernel: [ 7090.174701] type=1503 audit(1265828770.823:37): operation="open" pid=9050 parent=9049 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/" -- package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501655 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
