package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[vurt007]

during upgrade , fails .. am using mysql for a couple of local dbs and squeecenter .

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.41-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 31 15:14:33 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

Logs.var.log.kern.log:
 Aug 31 13:38:19 FORD kernel: [ 23.470433] type=1503 audit(1283258299.937:19): operation="open" pid=1382 parent=1088 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="::r" denied_mask="::r" fsuid=116 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
 Aug 31 15:14:35 FORD kernel: [ 5799.424195] type=1505 audit(1283264075.900:20): operation="profile_replace" pid=3367 name="/usr/sbin/mysqld"
 Sep 2 07:22:31 FORD kernel: [43015.258969] type=1503 audit(1283408551.742:18): operation="open" pid=27994 parent=27991 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" requested_mask="::r" denied_mask="::r" fsuid=116 ouid=0 name="/sys/devices/system/cpu/"
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog

 [mysqld_safe]
 default-character-set=utf8
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['sickwin', 'ibdata1', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile0', 'mysql', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'phpmyadmin', 'ib_logfile1']
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.1
Title: package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
modified.conffile..etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog

 [mysqld_safe]
 default-character-set=utf8
mtime.conffile..etc.apparmor.d.usr.sbin.mysqld: 2010-05-16T08:49:44.143503
mtime.conffile..etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf: 2010-05-23T21:04:40.183516

[Scott Moser (smoser)]

ERROR: There's not enough space in /var/lib/mysql/

It seems this failed because of running out of space.
the attached 'df' also shows:
/dev/sda1 296009000 281022856 0 100% /

[vurt007 (vurt007)]

Yarp agreed, /dev/sda1 was muchos full, a network mount / rsync had gone wrong at some point and filled up the mount folders with stuff that should have gone to the network drive!

[Andres Rodriguez (andreserl)]

Closing this bug report as the issue was generated due to a full disk. If you feel this is incorrect, please re-open this bug report.