Hi Michael, I am by no means an expert in this area, but I would suggest you take a look at /var/log/mysql.err and /var/log/mysql.log to see if you can determine why mysql fails to start up. (You can use "System > Administration > Log File Viewer" if you prefer)
Regards, Mike On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Michael Lowery <mickls...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi California Team, > > I live in Marysville, and I use Ubuntu 8.04. > > Hey, if you guys don't mind helping me figure this out, I'd certainly > appreciate it. I posted this request on launchpad, but I never received any > response. > > Basically, I get these mysql errors whenever I execute the updates. I have > the detailed info in the email below. > > Thanks for your time, and willingness to point me in some direction where I > can fix it. > > Mike > > E: mysql-server-5.0: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit > status 1 E: mysql-server: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > Ubuntu > Questions > Question #102637 > > I'm running 8.04 LTS. I've noticed lately than when I run Synaptic Package > Manager for upgrades, that I receive the following dependency errors related > to mysql. This one happened when trying to run the sudo upgrade. > > I did change my system root password a while back. I'm not sure if this could > be what is causing the issue. Below is what I captured when the upgrade > failed. > > Thanks for your assistance. > Michael Lowery > > (Reading database ... 237009 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace sudo 1.6.9p10-1ubuntu3.5 (using .../sudo_ 1.6.9p10- > 1ubuntu3. 6_i386. deb) ... > Unpacking replacement sudo ... > Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.51a- 3ubuntu5. 5) ... > * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld > ...done. > Reloading AppArmor profiles : done. > * Starting MySQL database server mysqld > ...fail! > invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. > dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: > mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however: > Package mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Setting up sudo (1.6.9p10- 1ubuntu3. 6) ... > > Errors were encountered while processing: > mysql-server-5.0 > mysql-server > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > A package failed to install. Trying to recover: > Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.51a- 3ubuntu5. 5) ... > * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld > ...done. > Reloading AppArmor profiles : done. > * Starting MySQL database server mysqld > ...fail! > invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. > dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: > mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.0; however: > Package mysql-server-5.0 is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > mysql-server-5.0 > mysql-server > > > -- > Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list > Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca > -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
