package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.13.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[KiranKumar]

Problem in running mysql after upgrading to 13.04 before that it was running fine.
Tried sunaptic gave error and ran the command as suggested.

# sudo dpkg --configure -a

Final output:-
Running mktexlsr /var/lib/texmf ... done.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.5
 mysql-server

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: mysql-server-5.5 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.13.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering:
 mysql-client: Install
 mysql-server-5.5: Configure
 mysql-server: Configure
 mysql-client: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu May 9 13:07:08 2013
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.31-0ubuntu0.13.04.1) ...
 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
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MarkForUpload: True
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql', 'ib_logfile0', 'performance_schema', 'wordpress', 'ib_logfile1', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'test', 'mysql_upgrade_info', 'ibdata1']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=UUID=81f6b222-a351-437d-aada-6273bcc093e9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: mysql-5.5
Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.13.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-05-06 (2 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Novikov Andrey (envek)]

#1178540 - also with postgresql

[Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner.

This bug is for a very old release and as a packaging bug it will not affect a newer release in the same way.