Please note that the cause of the problem is that /etc/init/mysql.conf is trying to start mysqld as user root. If you start as user mysql everything works fine.
The infinte loop described above in while ! /usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=$HOME/debian.cnf ping do sleep 1 done is caused by mysqld not running and therefore /usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=$HOME/debian.cnf ping failing. With no proper timeout this causes an infinte loop. So you have to apply the following 2 fixes to /etc/init/mysql.conf: 1) to make msqld work: exec sudo -u mysql /usr/sbin/mysqld # <- important execute as use mysql 2) to make sure the loop times out: count=0 while [ $count -lt 10 ] && ! /usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf ping 2>/dev/null do echo "waiting for mysqld: ${count}s ..." sleep 1 count=`expr $count + 1` done if [ $count -eq 10 ] then echo "timeout." else exec $HOME/debian-start fi -- infinite loop in /etc/init/mysql.conf if mysqld is not running. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551130 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