[debian-mysql] Bug#831638: mysql-server: mysql_install_db in postinst script does not run

[Simon Walter]

Package: mysql-server
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

I tried to install mysql-server on a system with no logger. mysql_install_db in postinst script does not run.

The offending line is "bash /usr/bin/mysql_install_db --user mysql --rpm 2>&1 | $ERR_LOGGER". I would suggest checking if a logger is present before using it.


-- System Information:
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-586
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)