I'm reporting this from a 16.04 session because I can't get a complete boot on my 17.10 install now. The boot script fails to start Mysql community server and sits in a loop trying to do the same thing.

[James Spreadbury]

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MYSQL community server fails to start cleanly in my 17.10 install and the boots script continuously loops attempting to start the service.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.23
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-42.46~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-42-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Dec 10 12:44:15 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-09 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)