[can-not-install] postinst failure

[Michael Vogt]

Binary package hint: tikiwiki

Found while doing a install test:

Setting up tikiwiki (1.9.7+dfsg-1) ...
dbconfig-common: writing config to /etc/dbconfig-common/tikiwiki.conf

Creating config file /etc/dbconfig-common/tikiwiki.conf with new version

Creating config file /etc/tikiwiki/dbconfig.php with new version
error encountered creating user:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
dbconfig-common: tikiwiki configure: aborted.
dbconfig-common: flushing administrative password
dpkg: error processing tikiwiki (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tikiwiki
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz)]

Confirmed in Gutsy.

[Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz)]

tikiwiki uses dbconfig-common, which lets users to choose to stop configuration if a MySQL server is not available.