For comparison the successful startup with the higher S-numbers: Dec 13 09:42:38 wallace mysqld_safe[6588]: started Dec 13 09:42:38 wallace mysqld[6591]: 081213 9:42:38 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 43655 Dec 13 09:42:39 wallace mysqld[6591]: 081213 9:42:39 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: ready for connections. Dec 13 09:42:39 wallace mysqld[6591]: Version: '5.0.67-0ubuntu6' socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' port: 3306 (Ubuntu) Dec 13 09:42:39 wallace /etc/mysql/debian-start[6630]: Upgrading MySQL tables if necessary. Dec 13 09:42:39 wallace /etc/mysql/debian-start[6635]: Looking for 'mysql' in: /usr/bin/mysql Dec 13 09:42:39 wallace /etc/mysql/debian-start[6635]: Looking for 'mysqlcheck' in: /usr/bin/mysqlcheck Dec 13 09:42:39 wallace /etc/mysql/debian-start[6635]: This installation of MySQL is already upgraded to 5.0.67, use --force if you still need to run mysql_upgrade Dec 13 09:42:39 wallace /etc/mysql/debian-start[6667]: Checking for insecure root accounts. Dec 13 09:42:39 wallace /etc/mysql/debian-start[6671]: Triggering myisam-recover for all MyISAM tables
The entry with the faulty init start for mysql: Dec 13 21:21:37 wallace /etc/init.d/mysql[5869]: 0 processes alive and '/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf ping' resulted in Dec 13 21:21:37 wallace /etc/init.d/mysql[5869]: ^G/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed Dec 13 21:21:37 wallace /etc/init.d/mysql[5869]: error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)' Dec 13 21:21:37 wallace /etc/init.d/mysql[5869]: Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! Dec 13 21:21:37 wallace /etc/init.d/mysql[5869]: Seems to me as if the networking is not ready at that "early" time. -- mysql has to autostart later https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307437 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.0 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs