I can confirm that behavior. Here's my upgrade log:
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.0 5.0.45-1ubuntu2 (using .../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.45-1ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.45-1ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
* Starting MySQL database server mysqld [ OK ]
/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'
I can confirm that behavior. Here's my upgrade log:
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.0 5.0.45-1ubuntu2 (using .../mysql- server- 5.0_5.0. 45-1ubuntu3_ i386.deb) ... apt/archives/ mysql-server- 5.0_5.0. 45-1ubuntu3_ i386.deb (--unpack): mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed sys-maint' @'localhost' (using password: YES)'
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
* Stopping MySQL database server mysqld [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
* Starting MySQL database server mysqld [ OK ]
/usr/bin/
error: 'Access denied for user 'debian-