@Scott Moser: I didn't know ntpd existed. :) Thank you for the suggestion. I will switch.
@Lars Ljung: I AM using unattended updates. The aforementioned Debian bug is the bug that affected me. See? >From /var/log/apt/term.log: Log started: 2010-02-11 06:34:18 (Reading database ... 67589 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace mysql-server 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2 (using .../mysql-server_5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.3_all.deb) ... * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld ...done. Unpacking replacement mysql-server ... Setting up mysql-server (5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.3) ... Log ended: 2010-02-11 06:34:26 Thank you! Looks like this bug is invalid? -- ntpdate can cause mysqld to shut down https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/520615 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs