[Bug 529004] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 upgrade fails - cannot stop mysqld

[Scott Donnelly]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 9.10 - sudo apt-get upgradegives the following:

x at x:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for x: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  mysql-server-5.1
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/7,272kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 196272 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 (using .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1_amd64.deb) ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld                                 [fail] 
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld                                 [fail] 
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld                                 [fail] 
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
 * Starting MySQL database server mysqld                                 [ OK ] 
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.1: Install
 mysql-server-5.1: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 27 14:10:29 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['wilberforce at 002ddev', 'wilberforce.err', 'dms', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'pankhurst', 'oldintra', 'intra', 'ib_logfile0', 'wilberforce.err-old', 'ibdata1', 'ib_logfile1', 'phpmyadmin', 'miles', 'test', 'pankhurst at 002ddev', 'mysql', 'KAV', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'wilberforce', 'alfresco', 'sugarcrm', 'TIMEnterprise']
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic x86_64

** Affects: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package

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package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5 upgrade fails - cannot stop mysqld
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