package bacula-director-mysql 5.0.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Daniel Scully]

Binary package hint: bacula

package bacula-director-mysql 5.0.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
"Told mysql root password was incorrect although password was created as part of setup on fresh ubuntu install on virtualbox.
Given option to abort, retry or ignore but retry resulted in the same option "

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: bacula-director-mysql 5.0.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 16 22:13:31 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
SourcePackage: bacula
Title: package bacula-director-mysql 5.0.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar)]

Hi Daniel, thanks for taking the time to report this issue and help us make Ubuntu better.

This is a duplicate of bug #321091.

The workaround for the issue is to run 'dpkg --configure -a' after you have started mysql.