[Bug 1510366] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.46-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Richard Whitfield]

Public bug reported:

has been happening for months - there is a problem with the MySQL
configuration so it won't start. But I have no idea what the problem is.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.46-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-66.108-generic 3.13.11-ckt27
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-66-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.16
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 27 12:20:48 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:mysql-server-5.5:5.5.46-0ubuntu0.14.04.2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2009-11-14 (2172 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:
 
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d..keepme: 
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['debian-5.5.flag', 'mysql', 'ib_logfile0', 'performance_schema', 'ib_logfile1', 'ibdata1', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'test']
ProcCmdline: root=/dev/mapper/isw_dadcffhddf_Main1 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt  1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.46-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-28 (546 days ago)

** Affects: mysql-5.5 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386 need-duplicate-check trusty

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  package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.46-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
  returned error exit status 1

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