package mysql-server-4.1 failed to remove: exit status 8 - userdel: user mysql is currently logged in

Bug #531225 reported by Thomas Joseph
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
mysql-dfsg-4.1 (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
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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)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic-pae
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 2.6.31-19-generic-pae i686

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Thomas Joseph (ethomas-joseph) wrote :
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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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :

This means that the process was still running when the script tried to remove the user.

http://wiki.debian.org/AccountHandlingInMaintainerScripts discusses if a system user should get deleted after all.

However, the MySQL process should have been stopped anyway.

Changed in mysql-dfsg-4.1 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Triaged
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