Bug#1032240: akonadi server fails to start since it cannot connect to mysql database
On Monday, June 16, 2025 1:17:13 PM CEST Otto Kekäläinen wrote:
> In Debian packaging we can't do anything about upstream capability to
> recover from crashes. Please suggest what exact Akonadi service
> starts/stops the database and how we can ask Akonadi to shutdown before
> server upgrade. At least it would cover the common case if regular upgrades.
What you are asking is "How to ensure all logged in users email & contacts &
calendar applications are stopped before upgrading a package"
I don't think I can come up with a policy compliant way of doing that.
but `akonadictl stop` for each user after connecting to their dbus session
should do it from a technical point of view.
Maybe first diverting some files to prevent the user from starting them up
again, and then diverting back once upgraded.
But all of this is a bit euww.
/Sune
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