package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Clemence]

Ubuntu 9.10 alpha,

Attached is the output generated by the crash handler, aptitude safe-upgrade, mysql generated this report.

Il

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 9 09:49:59 2009
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', 'pygame', 'ib_logfile0', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'debian-5.0.flag', 'eveningstar']
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-9.29-generic
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-9-generic x86_64

[Mathias Gug (mathiaz)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that you're using a non-standard location for your data directory (datadir option in my.cnf). However mysqld apparmor profile (in /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld) hasn't been updated to allow access to the custom directory.

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingApparmor#Debugging%20procedure for more information on how to update mysqld apparmor profile.

[James Clemence (jvc26)]

Ah bother, my bad, it appears in the update from Jaunty I lost my settings for apparmor - cheers for pointing that out, sorry to bother you,

Il

[Khairul Aizat Kamarudzzaman (fenris)]

im having this problem ..

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 187184 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu4 (using .../mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
 * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
Preparing to replace mysql-server-core-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu4 (using .../mysql-server-core-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mysql-server-core-5.1 ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.1_5.1.37-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Kamikaze321 (d-gun)]

I have the same bug :/ pls fix it