[debian-mysql] Bug#737403: Mysql depends on initscripts 2.88dsf-13.3 but initscripts 2.88dsf-45 is installed

[Bob Proulx]

close 737403
thanks

César Cordero wrote:
> initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3)

Note that it is a ">=" relationship.

>   But initscripts is 2.88dsf-45 version on repositories.

That is okay.  2.88dsf-45 is >= 2.88dsf-13.3 and the Depends:
relationship in mysql-server-5.5 is satisfied.

>   When I try to install or update initscripts with the command
> ...
> Configurando initscripts (2.88dsf-45) ...
> insserv: warning: script 'vpnagentd_init' missing LSB tags and overrides

This warning should be addressed.  It points to a problem because the
vpnagentd_init script does not have LSB headers.  Without the LSB
headers the startup cannot be determined properly.  This particular
warning came from 'insserv' but the same is true with any init system.

  # insserv

This is not related to mysql-server-5.5 and it was simply the next
package installed that caused this problem to be reported.  Any other
package installation would have caused this problem.  Searching for
this problem I found these other bug reports also involving
vpnagentd_init.

  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=695751
  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=615042

The problem is with vpnagentd_init not mysql-server-5.5.  I can find
no reference to the vpnagentd_init file in Debian.  I would reassign
the bug to the package containing vpnagentd_init if one existed.

Where does vpnagentd_init originate?  The bug is there.

Because this is not a bug in mysql-server-5.5 I am going to close this
bug report.  Let's continue to discuss the problem with your system
here so that you can fix your system.  If we locate the proper package
to assign this to then we will assign it to that package and open the
bug again.

What is the output of these commands?

  dpkg --search /etc/init.d/vpnagentd_init

  find /etc/init.d /etc/rc?.d -name '*vpnagentd_init' -ls

After more searching I found this report that says that vpnagentd_init
is a 3rd party package from Cisco.  That user added the indicated LSB
headers to the script to correct the problem.

  http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=53192#p322587

  ### BEGIN INIT INFO
  # Provides: vpnagentd_init
  # Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
  # Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog
  # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
  # Default-Stop: 0 1 6
  # Short-Description: Start Cisco vpn agent daemon at boot time
  # Description: Cisco vpn agent daemon (believe installed by company
  # ssl client)
  ### END INIT INFO

Additionally the next posting gives the hint that the script relies
upon chkconfig, not normally part of Debian, for installation and will
need further additional handling.  See that note for more details.

Since that is a 3rd party script not in Debian there is no package to
assign this bug.  But I think the problem is now well understood.  I
would be interested to hear that you have fixed your system.  :-)

Bob
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