[Bug 575452] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[macada]

Public bug reported:

user at macada-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.1 --reinstall
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libopenraw1
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/7,007kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Preconfiguring packages ...

(Reading database ... 219605 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12 (using .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12_i386.deb) ...
stop: Job has already been stopped: mysql
stop: Job has already been stopped: mysql
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
invoke-rc.d returned 1
There is a MySQL server running, but we failed in our attempts to stop it.
Stop it yourself and try again!
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.41-3ubuntu12_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.1: Install
 mysql-server-5.1: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May  5 00:56:40 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Logs.var.log.kern.log:
 May  2 22:52:39 macada-laptop kernel: [33884.162426] type=1503 audit(1272833559.058:19): operation="open" pid=22146 parent=22145 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
 May  2 23:42:01 macada-laptop kernel: [36846.593957] type=1503 audit(1272836521.491:20): operation="open" pid=4712 parent=4711 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
 May  2 23:42:03 macada-laptop kernel: [36848.667580] type=1503 audit(1272836523.563:21): operation="open" pid=4728 parent=4727 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
 May  2 23:42:04 macada-laptop kernel: [36849.606225] type=1503 audit(1272836524.503:22): operation="open" pid=4786 parent=4785 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
 May  2 23:42:04 macada-laptop kernel: [36849.616813] type=1503 audit(1272836524.511:23): operation="open" pid=4795 parent=4794 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="r::" denied_mask="r::" fsuid=0 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql', 'opennemasdemodb', 'wordpress', 'ib_logfile0', 'debian-5.0.flag', 'webdevcronicas', 'xornalcomdb', 'test at 002ddb', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'onmccdb', 'wikidb', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'ib_logfile1', '1m2009', 'ibdata1', 'drupaldb']
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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


** Tags: apport-package i386 lucid

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package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
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