This affects me as well. in /etc/mysql/conf.d there was a symlink to /home/user/my.cnf[mysql] -----------------------------------------begin my.cnf------------------------ default-character-set = utf8
[mysqld]
default-character-set = utf8
character-set-server = utf8 character_set_database = utf8
-----------------------------------------begin my.cnf------------------------
After I removed the symlink I was able to start/restart mysql.
This affects me as well. my.cnf[ mysql] ------- ------- ------- ------- ------begin my.cnf- ------- ------- ------- -- character- set = utf8
in /etc/mysql/conf.d there was a symlink to /home/user/
-------
default-
[mysqld]
default- character- set = utf8
character- set-server = utf8 set_database = utf8
character_
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------begin my.cnf- ------- ------- ------- --
After I removed the symlink I was able to start/restart mysql.