mysql upgrade error

[Phil Dobbin]

Hi, all.

I ran software upgrade this morning & got this message:

'installing new version of config file /etc/init/mysql.conf ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit 
status 1
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
   mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.5; however:
Package mysql-server-5.5 is not configured          dpkg: error 
processing mysql-server (--configure):           dependency problems - 
leaving unconfigured                       Setting up mysql-client 
(5.5.32-0ubuntu0.12.10.2) ...

No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached'

& subsequently mysql is not running.

Anybody seen this problem & know of a cure?

Any help appreciated.

Cheers,

      Phil...

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