** Summary changed: - mysql refuses to start after security update + mysql refuses to start because a missing optional config dir
** Description changed: + [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# lsb_release -rd + Description: Ubuntu 8.04 + Release: 8.04 + + [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache policy mysql-server-5.0 + mysql-server-5.0: + Installed: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 + Candidate: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 + Version table: + *** 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 0 + 500 file: hardy-security/main Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5 0 + 500 file: hardy/main Packages + + Corecting name and adding the state of things at the beginning: + + mysqld is not starting when /etc/mysql/conf.d is not empty, even though + it contains only optional information. + + In conjunction with bug 305107 this leads to mysql failing to start + after a security upgrade from the default version in the normal apt + repository to the newest security update version. + + More explanation below: + + + --- + I just did a security upgrade for my Hardy system, and after the reboot, mysql refuses to start! Errors already appear at system start, here the output of the command when I try to start the server manually after system start(errors are the same): /etc/init.d/mysql restart open: Permission denied * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted open: Permission denied [ OK ] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted open: Permission denied * Starting MySQL database server mysqld /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted open: Permission denied [fail] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.04 Release: 8.04 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dpkg -l mysql* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-=================================-=================================-================================================================================== ii mysql-admin 5.0~rc12-2ubuntu1 GUI tool for intuitive MySQL administration un mysql-admin-common <none> (no description available) ii mysql-client 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database client (meta package depending on the latest version) un mysql-client-4.1 <none> (no description available) ii mysql-client-5.0 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database client binaries ii mysql-common 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database common files un mysql-community-client-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-community-server-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-doc-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-enterprise-client-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-enterprise-server-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-gpl-client <none> (no description available) ii mysql-gui-tools-common 5.0~rc12-2ubuntu1 Architecture independent files for MySQL GUI Tools un mysql-navigator <none> (no description available) un mysql-proxy <none> (no description available) ii mysql-query-browser 5.0~rc12-2ubuntu1 Official GUI tool to query MySQL database un mysql-query-browser-common <none> (no description available) ii mysql-server 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database server (meta package depending on the latest version) un mysql-server-4.1 <none> (no description available) ii mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database server binaries un mysqltcl <none> (no description available) -- mysql refuses to start because a missing (optional) config dir /etc/mysql/conf.d/ https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305107 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.0 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs