Activity log for bug #305107

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2008-12-04 10:34:54 Henning Sprang bug added bug
2008-12-04 15:22:42 Augusto Cezar Amaral None: status New Incomplete
2008-12-04 15:22:42 Augusto Cezar Amaral None: bugtargetdisplayname Ubuntu mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu)
2008-12-04 15:22:42 Augusto Cezar Amaral None: bugtargetname ubuntu mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu)
2008-12-04 15:22:42 Augusto Cezar Amaral None: statusexplanation Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in mysql-dfsg-5.0. For future reference you might be interested to know that a lot of applications have bug reporting functionality built in to them. This can be accessed via the Report a Problem option in the Help menu for the application with which you are having an issue. You can learn more about this feature at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.
2008-12-04 15:22:42 Augusto Cezar Amaral None: title Bug #305107 in Ubuntu: "mysql refuses to start after security update" Bug #305107 in mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu): "mysql refuses to start after security update"
2008-12-05 17:24:44 Henning Sprang mysql-dfsg-5.0: status Incomplete Confirmed
2008-12-05 17:24:44 Henning Sprang mysql-dfsg-5.0: statusexplanation Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in mysql-dfsg-5.0. For future reference you might be interested to know that a lot of applications have bug reporting functionality built in to them. This can be accessed via the Report a Problem option in the Help menu for the application with which you are having an issue. You can learn more about this feature at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.
2008-12-06 00:41:46 Henning Sprang description I just did a security upgrade for my Hardy system, and after the reboot, mysql refuses to start! Errors already appear at system start, here the output of the command when I try to start the server manually after system start(errors are the same): /etc/init.d/mysql restart open: Permission denied * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted open: Permission denied [ OK ] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted open: Permission denied * Starting MySQL database server mysqld /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted open: Permission denied [fail] root@xnote:~# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.04 Release: 8.04 root@xnote:~# dpkg -l mysql* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-=================================-=================================-================================================================================== ii mysql-admin 5.0~rc12-2ubuntu1 GUI tool for intuitive MySQL administration un mysql-admin-common <none> (no description available) ii mysql-client 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database client (meta package depending on the latest version) un mysql-client-4.1 <none> (no description available) ii mysql-client-5.0 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database client binaries ii mysql-common 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database common files un mysql-community-client-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-community-server-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-doc-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-enterprise-client-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-enterprise-server-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-gpl-client <none> (no description available) ii mysql-gui-tools-common 5.0~rc12-2ubuntu1 Architecture independent files for MySQL GUI Tools un mysql-navigator <none> (no description available) un mysql-proxy <none> (no description available) ii mysql-query-browser 5.0~rc12-2ubuntu1 Official GUI tool to query MySQL database un mysql-query-browser-common <none> (no description available) ii mysql-server 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database server (meta package depending on the latest version) un mysql-server-4.1 <none> (no description available) ii mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database server binaries un mysqltcl <none> (no description available) root@xnote:~# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.04 Release: 8.04 henning@xnote:~$ apt-cache policy mysql-server-5.0 mysql-server-5.0: Installed: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 Candidate: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 Version table: *** 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 0 500 file: hardy-security/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5 0 500 file: hardy/main Packages Corecting name and adding the state of things at the beginning: mysqld is not starting when /etc/mysql/conf.d is not empty, even though it contains only optional information. In conjunction with bug 305107 this leads to mysql failing to start after a security upgrade from the default version in the normal apt repository to the newest security update version. More explanation below: --- I just did a security upgrade for my Hardy system, and after the reboot, mysql refuses to start! Errors already appear at system start, here the output of the command when I try to start the server manually after system start(errors are the same): /etc/init.d/mysql restart open: Permission denied * Stopping MySQL database server mysqld /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted open: Permission denied [ OK ] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted open: Permission denied * Starting MySQL database server mysqld /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't read dir of '/etc/mysql/conf.d/' (Errcode: 2) Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted open: Permission denied [fail] root@xnote:~# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.04 Release: 8.04 root@xnote:~# dpkg -l mysql* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-=================================-=================================-================================================================================== ii mysql-admin 5.0~rc12-2ubuntu1 GUI tool for intuitive MySQL administration un mysql-admin-common <none> (no description available) ii mysql-client 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database client (meta package depending on the latest version) un mysql-client-4.1 <none> (no description available) ii mysql-client-5.0 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database client binaries ii mysql-common 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database common files un mysql-community-client-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-community-server-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-doc-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-enterprise-client-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-enterprise-server-5.0 <none> (no description available) un mysql-gpl-client <none> (no description available) ii mysql-gui-tools-common 5.0~rc12-2ubuntu1 Architecture independent files for MySQL GUI Tools un mysql-navigator <none> (no description available) un mysql-proxy <none> (no description available) ii mysql-query-browser 5.0~rc12-2ubuntu1 Official GUI tool to query MySQL database un mysql-query-browser-common <none> (no description available) ii mysql-server 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database server (meta package depending on the latest version) un mysql-server-4.1 <none> (no description available) ii mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 MySQL database server binaries un mysqltcl <none> (no description available)
2008-12-06 00:41:46 Henning Sprang title mysql refuses to start after security update mysql refuses to start because a missing optional config dir
2008-12-06 00:50:12 Mathias Gug title mysql refuses to start because a missing optional config dir mysql refuses to start because a missing (optional) config dir /etc/mysql/conf.d/
2008-12-06 00:50:53 Mathias Gug mysql-dfsg-5.0: importance Undecided Low
2009-03-30 23:09:14 Mathias Gug title mysql refuses to start because a missing (optional) config dir /etc/mysql/conf.d/ mysql refuses to start because missing !includedir configuration directory
2009-03-30 23:09:49 Mathias Gug mysql-dfsg-5.0: status Confirmed Triaged
2010-04-23 14:13:45 Chuck Short affects mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu) etckeeper (Ubuntu)
2010-04-24 20:24:47 Thierry Carrez affects etckeeper (Ubuntu) mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu)