package phpmyadmin 4:3.4.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: process requested password, wrong password entered, further attempts did not re-request password for correction

[David Orser]

When doing a Oneiric upgrade, phpmyadmin installed an update. During the install process it requested my mysql admin password. I entered the incorrect password. There seemed to be an option for retrying (with prompt), but it failed to re-request my password. Thus failing perpetually in a loop. This required me to issue an abort for that package upgrade and led to further prompts and warnings in the Oneiric upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: phpmyadmin 4:3.4.5-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Jan 2 12:42:18 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: phpmyadmin
Title: package phpmyadmin 4:3.4.5-1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-01-02 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.