Ubuntu
mysql-server package

config.dat is locked by another process

Bug #1768356 reported by Bump on 2018-05-01

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	mysql-server (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

# apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  ca-certificates-mono cli-common dbconfig-common dbconfig-mysql default-mysql-client default-mysql-server libapache2-mod-php libapache2-mod-php7.2 libdbi1 libexpat1-dev libgdiplus libglib2.0-cil libgsl23
  libgslcblas0 libgtk2.0-cil libjs-c3 libjs-chartjs libjs-d3 libjs-jquery-colorpicker libjs-jquery-cookie libjs-jquery-hotkeys libjs-jquery-jstree libjs-jquery-metadata libjs-jquery-tablesorter
  libjs-jquery-timepicker libjs-jquery-ui libjs-jquery-ui-theme-smoothness libjs-jquery-ui-theme-south-street libjs-jquery-ui-theme-ui-darkness libjs-jquery-ui-touch-punch libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil
  libmono-addins0.2-cil libmono-cairo4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-cil libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil libmono-i18n4.0-cil libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-security4.0-cil libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil
  libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil libmono-system-core4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing4.0-cil libmono-system-security4.0-cil libmono-system-xml4.0-cil libmono-system4.0-cil libopencolorio1v5
  libphp-phpmailer libpython3-dev libpython3.6-dev librrd8 libtinyxml2.6.2v5 libyaml-cpp0.5v5 linux-headers-4.15.0-13 linux-headers-4.15.0-13-generic linux-headers-4.15.0-15
  linux-headers-4.15.0-15-generic linux-image-4.15.0-13-generic linux-image-4.15.0-15-generic linux-image-extra-4.15.0-13-generic linux-image-extra-4.15.0-15-generic linux-signed-image-4.15.0-15-generic
  mono-4.0-gac mono-gac mono-runtime mono-runtime-common mono-runtime-sgen php-common php-gd php-gmp php-ldap php-mbstring php-mysql php-pear php-php-gettext php-phpseclib php-snmp php-twig php-xml
  php7.2-cli php7.2-common php7.2-gd php7.2-gmp php7.2-json php7.2-ldap php7.2-mbstring php7.2-mysql php7.2-opcache php7.2-readline php7.2-snmp php7.2-xml rrdtool shim snmp
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  mysql-server-5.7
Suggested packages:
  mailx tinyca
The following packages will be upgraded:
  mysql-server-5.7
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/3.190 kB of archives.
After this operation, 48,1 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
(Reading database ... 354086 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-5.7_5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1_amd64.deb ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: warning: old mysql-server-5.7 package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.7_5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
new mysql-server-5.7 package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
installed mysql-server-5.7 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.7_5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Bump (bump55) wrote on 2018-05-01:

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Fixed with "fuser -vik /var/cache/debconf/config.dat" but apparently some seconds later it was already unlocked.

Fixed with "fuser -vik /var/cache/debconf/config.dat" but apparently some seconds later it was already unlocked.

# apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  ca-certificates-mono cli-common dbconfig-common dbconfig-mysql default-mysql-client default-mysql-server libapache2-mod-php libapache2-mod-php7.2 libdbi1 libexpat1-dev libgdiplus libglib2.0-cil libgsl23
  libgslcblas0 libgtk2.0-cil libjs-c3 libjs-chartjs libjs-d3 libjs-jquery-colorpicker libjs-jquery-cookie libjs-jquery-hotkeys libjs-jquery-jstree libjs-jquery-metadata libjs-jquery-tablesorter
  libjs-jquery-timepicker libjs-jquery-ui libjs-jquery-ui-theme-smoothness libjs-jquery-ui-theme-south-street libjs-jquery-ui-theme-ui-darkness libjs-jquery-ui-touch-punch libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil
  libmono-addins0.2-cil libmono-cairo4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-cil libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil libmono-i18n4.0-cil libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-security4.0-cil libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil
  libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil libmono-system-core4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing4.0-cil libmono-system-security4.0-cil libmono-system-xml4.0-cil libmono-system4.0-cil libopencolorio1v5
  libphp-phpmailer libpython3-dev libpython3.6-dev librrd8 libtinyxml2.6.2v5 libyaml-cpp0.5v5 linux-headers-4.15.0-13 linux-headers-4.15.0-13-generic linux-headers-4.15.0-15
  linux-headers-4.15.0-15-generic linux-image-4.15.0-13-generic linux-image-4.15.0-15-generic linux-image-extra-4.15.0-13-generic linux-image-extra-4.15.0-15-generic linux-signed-image-4.15.0-15-generic
  mono-4.0-gac mono-gac mono-runtime mono-runtime-common mono-runtime-sgen php-common php-gd php-gmp php-ldap php-mbstring php-mysql php-pear php-php-gettext php-phpseclib php-snmp php-twig php-xml
  php7.2-cli php7.2-common php7.2-gd php7.2-gmp php7.2-json php7.2-ldap php7.2-mbstring php7.2-mysql php7.2-opcache php7.2-readline php7.2-snmp php7.2-xml rrdtool shim snmp
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  mysql-server-5.7
Suggested packages:
  mailx tinyca
The following packages will be upgraded:
  mysql-server-5.7
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/3.190 kB of archives.
After this operation, 48,1 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 354086 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-5.7_5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1) over (5.7.21-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-20) ...
Setting up mysql-server-core-5.7 (5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (237-3ubuntu10) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Checking if update is needed.
Checking server version.
Running queries to upgrade MySQL server.
Checking system database.
mysql.columns_priv                                 OK
mysql.db                                           OK
mysql.engine_cost                                  OK
mysql.event                                        OK
mysql.func                                         OK
mysql.general_log                                  OK
mysql.gtid_executed                                OK
mysql.help_category                                OK
mysql.help_keyword                                 OK
mysql.help_relation                                OK
mysql.help_topic                                   OK
mysql.innodb_index_stats                           OK
mysql.innodb_table_stats                           OK
mysql.ndb_binlog_index                             OK
mysql.plugin                                       OK
mysql.proc                                         OK
mysql.procs_priv                                   OK
mysql.proxies_priv                                 OK
mysql.server_cost                                  OK
mysql.servers                                      OK
mysql.slave_master_info                            OK
mysql.slave_relay_log_info                         OK
mysql.slave_worker_info                            OK
mysql.slow_log                                     OK
mysql.tables_priv                                  OK
mysql.time_zone                                    OK
mysql.time_zone_leap_second                        OK
mysql.time_zone_name                               OK
mysql.time_zone_transition                         OK
mysql.time_zone_transition_type                    OK
mysql.user                                         OK
The sys schema is already up to date (version 1.5.1).
Checking databases.
sys.sys_config                                     OK
Upgrade process completed successfully.
Checking if update is needed.

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