[debian-mysql] Bug#575213: very strange issue

Fri Jul 22 22:09:00 UTC 2011

This is a very strange bug? We've issued the same here.
The Distribution is: a upgraded lenny to squeeze.

After upgrading the old mysql 5.0 to mysql-server-5.1 with 
the following command:

   apt-get install mysql-server

ive got the following issue:

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The following extra packages will be installed:
  mysql-client-5.1 mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server-core-5.1
Suggested packages:
  tinyca
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  mysql-client-5.0 mysql-server-5.0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  mysql-client-5.1 mysql-server mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server-core-5.1
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 2 to remove and 423 not upgraded.
Need to get 20.1 MB of archives.
After this operation, 54.8 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main mysql-client-5.1
i386 5.1.49-3 [9605 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main
mysql-server-core-5.1 i386 5.1.49-3 [3937
kB]                                                                                                                                                                             
Get:3 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main mysql-server-5.1
i386 5.1.49-3 [6528
kB]                                                                                                                                                                                  
Get:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main mysql-server all
5.1.49-3 [65.4
kB]                                                                                                                                                                                       
Fetched 20.1 MB in 14s (1381
kB/s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 320115 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mysql-server-5.0 ...
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
dpkg: mysql-client-5.0: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you
requested:
 drupal6 depends on mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client |
postgresql-client; however:
  Package mysql-client is not installed.
  Package mysql-client-5.0 which provides mysql-client is to be removed.
  Package virtual-mysql-client is not installed.
  Package mysql-client-5.0 which provides virtual-mysql-client is to be
removed.
  Package postgresql-client is not installed.
 drupal6 depends on mysql-client | virtual-mysql-client |
postgresql-client; however:
  Package mysql-client is not installed.
  Package mysql-client-5.0 which provides mysql-client is to be removed.
  Package virtual-mysql-client is not installed.
  Package mysql-client-5.0 which provides virtual-mysql-client is to be
removed.
  Package postgresql-client is not installed.
Removing mysql-client-5.0 ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-client-5.1.
(Reading database ... 318137 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mysql-client-5.1
(from .../mysql-client-5.1_5.1.49-3_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up mysql-client-5.1 (5.1.49-3) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server-core-5.1.
(Reading database ... 318198 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mysql-server-core-5.1
(from .../mysql-server-core-5.1_5.1.49-3_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server-5.1.
Unpacking mysql-server-5.1
(from .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.49-3_i386.deb) ...
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server.
Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.1.49-3_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up mysql-server-core-5.1 (5.1.49-3) ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.49-3) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/mysql ...
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.1 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.1; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.1 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
configured to not write apport reports
                                      configured to not write apport
reports

Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.1
 mysql-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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As next i'll purged the complete mysql-server and tried to reinstall
the complete package, also the /var/lib/mysql folder was new created.

As next i've got the following issue:

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Setting up mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.49-3) ...
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
110722 23:50:53 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
110722 23:50:53  InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 44233
110722 23:50:53 [ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: unknown option '--skip-bdb'
110722 23:50:53 [ERROR] Aborting

110722 23:50:53  InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
110722 23:50:58  InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 44233
110722 23:50:58 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.1 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.1; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.1 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
configured to not write apport reports
                                      configured to not write apport
reports

Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.1
 mysql-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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debconf-show mysql-server-5.1
* mysql-server/root_password_again: (password omitted)
* mysql-server/root_password: (password omitted)
  mysql-server-5.1/postrm_remove_databases: false
  mysql-server-5.1/really_downgrade: false
* mysql-server/error_setting_password:
  mysql-server-5.1/start_on_boot: true
  mysql-server-5.1/nis_warning:
  mysql-server/password_mismatch:
  mysql-server/no_upgrade_when_using_ndb:
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