package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Vaclav Cermak]

Occured during regular system update by update-manager. I tried to run manually

apt-get -f install

, it failed on mysql-server-5.5 configuration. Then I tried to run

service mysql start

and it failed with following message:

start: Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.510" (uid=1000 pid=31583 comm="start mysql ") interface="com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6.Job" member="Start" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination="com.ubuntu.Upstart" (uid=0 pid=1 comm="/sbin/init")

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.5: Configure
 mysql-server: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 13 09:39:54 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
 start: Job failed to start
 invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ...
 start: Job failed to start
 invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
 dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.5 (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['test', 'performance_schema', 'ibdata1', 'dumstrizkov_cz', 'mysql', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile1', 'ib_logfile0']
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (46 days ago)

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