[Bug 382785] Re: package mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Alex Doll]

>I do want to add that if you stop the server with the following command:
>
>sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
>
>Then do the update it seemed to work (at least for me).
>

When the server is shut down the script still fails.

agd at agd-laptop:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld                                 [fail] 

agd at agd-laptop:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld                                 [fail] 
 * Starting MySQL database server mysqld                                 [ OK ] 
/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'


My system upgraded a few times, so the mysql configuration didn't have a user set up for debian-sys-maint at localhost.  Probably affected by this  bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-dfsg-5.0/+bug/153868

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package mysql-server-5.0 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382785
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