package phpmyadmin 4:4.0.6-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10

[Phil Mundy]

install into clean upgrade (13.10) fails

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: phpmyadmin 4:4.0.6-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Dec 24 17:53:29 2013
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-15 (287 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20130313)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: phpmyadmin
Title: package phpmyadmin 4:4.0.6-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 10
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-20 (68 days ago)

[Jörg Frings-Fürst (jff-de)]

Hi

from your DpkgTerminalLog.gz:

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES).
unable to connect to mysql server.
error encountered creating user:
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

Please make sure that you have root - access to mysql-server.