[debian-mysql] Bug#682232: Bug#682232: mysql-server-5.5: Fails to upgrade squeeze -> wheezy, does not start

[Clint Byrum]

Excerpts from Gary Dale's message of 2013-07-06 21:39:32 -0700:
> Package: mysql-server-5.5
> Version: 5.5.31+dfsg-0+wheezy1
> Followup-For: Bug #682232
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> *** Please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> upgrading a server from squeeze to wheezy
> 
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)?
> tried to install the package again, tried to configure it.
> 
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
> mysql still fails to state. I get this output:
> 
> Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.31+dfsg-0+wheezy1) ...
> [ ok ] Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
> insserv: warning: script 'K01setwol.sh' missing LSB tags and overrides
> insserv: warning: script 'K01hylafax' missing LSB tags and overrides
> insserv: warning: script 'K01netatalk' missing LSB tags and overrides
> insserv: warning: script 'S22initrd-tools.sh' missing LSB tags and overrides
> insserv: warning: script 'xfree86-common' missing LSB tags and overrides
> insserv: warning: script 'modutils' missing LSB tags and overrides
> insserv: warning: script 'hylafax' missing LSB tags and overrides
> insserv: warning: script 'netatalk' missing LSB tags and overrides
> insserv: warning: script 'initrd-tools.sh' missing LSB tags and overrides
> insserv: warning: script 'setwol.sh' missing LSB tags and overrides
> [FAIL] Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed!
> invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
> dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--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-5.5; however:
>   Package mysql-server-5.5 is not configured yet.
> 

Hi Gary, sorry you're having problems. Can you look for anything relevant
in /var/log/mysql* (Sorry to be so vague but the location has changed
a few times).

If you don't see anything there, try just running

mysqld

It should print out why it is unable to start.