[Bug 675166] Re: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Mathias Gug]

According to the log file:

Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.4 (using .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu5.5_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld
   ...fail!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.

And the daemon log:

Nov 14 12:16:22 Ubuntu-Desktop mysqld: 101114 12:16:21  InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 85898
Nov 14 12:16:22 Ubuntu-Desktop mysqld: 101114 12:16:22 [ERROR] Column count of mysql.db is wrong. Expected 22, found 20. Created with MySQL 50083, now running 50137. Please use mysql_upgrade to fix this error.
Nov 14 12:16:22 Ubuntu-Desktop mysqld: 101114 12:16:22 [ERROR] mysql.user has no `Event_priv` column at position 29
Nov 14 12:16:22 Ubuntu-Desktop mysqld: 101114 12:16:22 [ERROR] Event Scheduler: An error occurred when initializing system tables. Disabling the Event Scheduler.
Nov 14 12:16:22 Ubuntu-Desktop mysqld: 101114 12:16:22 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: ready for connections.


** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
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