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Mathias Gug (mathiaz) wrote : Re: [Bug 153868] Re: package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.45-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

Did you remove the debian-sys-maint user ? This user is needed by the
init script to manage the server.

If so, you can find the relevant account information in
/etc/mysql/debian.cnf.

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