package mysql-server-4.1 failed to remove: exit status 8 - userdel: user mysql is currently logged in
Bug #531225 reported by
Thomas Joseph
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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mysql-dfsg-4.1 (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Removing mysql-4 failed.
ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
mysql-server-4.1: Purge
mysql-client-4.1: Purge
libmysqlclient14: Purge
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 3 15:28:22 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 8
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: mysql-server-4.1 (not installed)
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-4.1
Title: package mysql-server-4.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 8
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-
summary: |
- package mysql-server-4.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: - subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 8 + package mysql-server-4.1 failed to remove: exit status 8 - userdel: + user mysql is currently logged in |
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This means that the process was still running when the script tried to remove the user.
http:// wiki.debian. org/AccountHand lingInMaintaine rScripts discusses if a system user should get deleted after all.
However, the MySQL process should have been stopped anyway.