Bug 1511158 750gMaxter HDpackage mysql-server-5.6 5.6.27-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[ken78724]

Bug 1511158 750gMaxter HDpackage mysql-server-5.6 5.6.27-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Amid upstart after updates first applied on 1T WD 15.10, secondly 12.02 120g hd, thirdly 8.04 on 80g hd and fourthly this 15.10 750g the mysql defaulted and gave the 1st paragraph and short line notice..... {the 1T WD 15.10, secondly 12.02 120g hd, thirdly 8.04 on 80g hd went good but not the issue on the 750g Maxter having 15.10 new Ubuntu Buzz install, identical to the 15.10 on the 1 tb WD hd} [sorry for wordiness]

12-1-15
Error mounting /dev/sdd4 at /media/ken/767c4efa-c577-44ac-8451-d445f987b53c: Command-line `mount -t "jfs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid" "/dev/sdd4" "/media/ken/767c4efa-c577-44ac-8451-d445f987b53c"' exited with non-zero exit status 32: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdd4,
       missing codepage or helper program, or other error

       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail or so.

11-11-15
Read /usr/share/doc/mysql-server-5.6/README.Debian to deal with the error
ken@k78724:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-4.2.0-16 linux-headers-4.2.0-16-generic
  linux-image-4.2.0-16-generic linux-image-extra-4.2.0-16-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up mysql-server-5.6 (5.6.27-0ubuntu1) ...
2015-11-11 10:37:15 0 [Warning] TIMESTAMP with implicit DEFAULT value is deprecated. Please use --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp server option (see documentation for more details).
2015-11-11 10:37:15 0 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 5.6.27-0ubuntu1) starting as process 3045 ...

ken@k78724:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up mysql-server-5.6 (5.6.27-0ubuntu1) ...
Job for mysql.service failed because a timeout was exceeded. See "systemctl status mysql.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.6 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server:
 mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.6; however:
  Package mysql-server-5.6 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package mysql-server (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          Errors were encountered while processing:
 mysql-server-5.6
 mysql-server
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ken@k78724:~$
ken@k78724:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up mysql-server-5.6 (5.6.27-0ubuntu1) ...
2015-11-07 09:01:21 0 [Warning] TIMESTAMP with implicit DEFAULT value is deprecated. Please use --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp server option (see documentation for more details).
2015-11-07 09:01:21 0 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 5.6.27-0ubuntu1) starting as process 10117 ...
11:31pm 11-6-15
read the /usr/share/doc/mysql-server-5.6/README.Debian file for │
 │ more information

11-4-15 on configuring: mysql server – 5.6 mysql “foot” user:
Unable to set password for the MySQL "root" user │
 │ │
 │ An error occurred while setting the password for the MySQL │
 │ administrative user. This may have happened because the account already │
 │ has a password, or because of a communication problem with the MySQL │
 │ server. │
 │ │
 │ You should check the account's password after the package installation. │
 │ │
 │ Please read the /usr/share/doc/mysql-server-5.6/README.Debian file for │
 │ more information.

Error message was sent and I copied this note From terminal
Selecting previously unselected package grub-efi-amd64-bin.
Preparing to unpack .../grub-efi-amd64-bin_2.02~beta2-29_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-efi-amd64-bin (2.02~beta2-29) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.4-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.2~bzr0+15.10.20150627.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.58ubuntu1) ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.6 (5.6.27-0ubuntu1) ...
2015-11-04 12:33:41 0 [Warning] TIMESTAMP with implicit DEFAULT value is deprecated. Please use --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp server option (see documentation for more details).
2015-11-04 12:33:41 0 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 5.6.27-0ubuntu1) starting as process 11076 …

I. Twice after working for a bit in Libre Office and then running Google, it appears the lockring password error is coupled with something after opening Google. So far I have always been able to do a log in and proceed.

II, The grey hazed over monitor has raised it's head. I remains a very serious error which might need to be reported on Launchpad related to Bug 1511158] [NEW] package.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: mysql-server-5.6 5.6.27-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-18.22-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
AptOrdering:
 mysql-server-5.6: Configure
 mysql-server: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 1 13:46:30 2015
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2015-12-01 13:45:08
 Commandline: apt-get remove
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-25 (37 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysql.cnf: [mysql]
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqldump.cnf:
 [mysqldump]
 quick
 quote-names
 max_allowed_packet = 16M
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql', 'ib_logfile1', 'ibdata1', 'debian-5.1.flag', 'debian-5.6.flag', 'ib_logfile0', 'mysql_upgrade_info']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-18-generic root=UUID=c3d97030-c966-4676-b2e9-2ad5c108876f ro quiet splash init=/sbin/upstart
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: mysql-5.6
Title: package mysql-server-5.6 5.6.27-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Since this talks about (as far as I can tell) one issue, we should keep all the information in one bug.