I've also seen this happen if the 'debian-sys-maint' mysql account gets removed or the password changed.
/etc/mysql/debian.cnf Also assumed you changed the 'root' password back to what it was and tried to reinstall mysql-server-5.0? Do you have a viable database running? If not then you could just purge the package and reinstall it. That's kind of draculin but it's fast. :) Bottom line is 'mysql-server-5.0' is in jacked state and needs to install correctly or be removed. You can look at the: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.postinst ... script and see what it's trying to do. And of course do what Mike said ... check the /var/log/mysql* files for clues. Regards, Richard On Friday 02 April 2010 11:31, Mike Pontillo wrote: > 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 -- "Most of us, when all is said and done, like what we like and make up reasons for it afterwards." -- Soren F. Petersen -- Windows is something to overcome ... no Microsoft Products were used in sending this e-mail. Ubuntu (Humanity to Others) -- 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
