[Bug 735830] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[id628]

Public bug reported:

Upgrade failed.  Even uninstall and reinstall of mysql-server package
fails with the same error.

I have no way of running mysql-server on this machine.

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 libtiff4: Install
 mysql-server-5.1: Configure
 mysql-server: Configure
 libtiff4: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 15 07:41:02 2011
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['ibdata1', 'ubuntu.err', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql', 'ib_logfile0', 'debian-5.1.flag']
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-22.73-generic-pae
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-22-generic-pae i686

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


** Tags: apport-package i386

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Title:
  package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.5 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
  status 1