[debian-mysql] Bug#843520: Bug#843520: [akonadi-server] Fails to start after mysql upgrade

[Robie Basak]

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 02:25:59PM +0100, Sandro Knauß wrote:
> > It's provided by mysql-server-5.x. Since akonadi doesn't use that
> > package (using mysql-server-core-5.x directly), it's reponsible for
> > creating an alternate directory inside its own structure, parallel to
> > its equivalent of /var/lib/mysql.
> 
> thanks for this information, okay that sounds reasonable... So a workaround/
> bad hack can also be to install mysql-server-5.x?

Yes, from what I know I think that might work as a workaround.

> > This is an unfortunate consequence of the MySQL security update that
> > requires it. aknoadi packaging needs to be updated to do this (or alter
> > its MySQL configuration to not need it, etc).
> 
> This is not as easy as it looks like. We have problems to start mysqld again 
> with the new version, because mysqld tells us, that file permissions are not 
> okay, maybe you can have a look at the cloned bug: #843534

I'm not very familiar with this. Lars, would you mind taking a look
please?
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