package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[rah003]

had@ace2:~$ uname -a
Linux ace2 2.6.24-12-generic #1 SMP Wed Mar 12 23:01:54 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

had@ace2:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch)
Release: 8.04

had@ace2:~$ apt-cache policy mysql-server
mysql-server:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu2
  Version table:
     5.0.51a-3ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
     5.0.45-1ubuntu3.3 0
        500 http://ubuntu.sh.cvut.cz gutsy-security/main Packages
     5.0.45-1ubuntu3.1 0
        500 http://ubuntu.sh.cvut.cz gutsy-updates/main Packages
     5.0.45-1ubuntu3 0
        500 http://ubuntu.sh.cvut.cz gutsy/main Packages

Failed to install latest update and installed version of mysql server seemed to stop working afterwards.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 24 13:41:10 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-1ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.0
Title: package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-12-generic i686

[James Westby (james-w)]

Hi,

Was your database server running at the time of this upgrade?

It sounds like it could be a manifestation of

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/03/msg00772.html

Thanks,

James

[rah003 (rah-atlas)]

Hmm, seems like server might have not been running already before starting the upgrade, so I think yeah it could be the same issue as described in the message you pointed to.

I guess you can close this issue.
Thanks.

[Nicolas Valcarcel (nvalcarcel)]

That would be if pre-install fails, pre-removal doesn't try to stop it, anyway i'm working on pre-install to check if it is running before it try to stop mysql.

[sperry (scperry)]

I too received the "subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1" upon trying to install this package.

It appears that the /etc/init.d/mysql script fails to shutdown mysql (even from the commandline).

As a workaround, I issued 'mysqladmin shutdown' and the mysql package installed without the 'subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1' error message.

When I attempted to re-start mysqld using the /etc/init.d/mysql script, I received the following errors (although mysqld did start):

/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'
root@cyph:~# ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

[sperry (scperry)]

Just to add to the above:

sp@cyph:~$ uname -a
Linux cyph 2.6.24-12-generic #1 SMP Wed Mar 12 22:31:43 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

sp@cyph:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch)
Release: 8.04

See related bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-dfsg-5.0/+bug/153868

[brazz (pierre-dumont)]

Hi, I have the same error, even at last I completly remove mysql-server, reboot and install a new one !