Re: mysql-server broken

[Matthew Sackman <matthew@sackman.co.uk>]

This is the quick fix:

edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf
remove the line about network listening and then resave the file.
start up mysqld as normal - it should work!

Apparently a fixed version will appear very shortly.

Matthew

On 16 Dec 2000 00:54:37 -0500, Jens Gecius said:

> Hi folks!
>  
>  This time I really need help on short term.
>  
>  After my last dist-upgrade tonight mysql-server is broken. It always
>  gets an error in the postinst script. I tried to get it manually to
>  work, I tried to dpkg -i the old version (my current version is -8),
>  didn't work.
>  
>  I don't know what to do, I need the server and I'm about to leave for
>  a couple days, so, if anybody has an idea, please...
>  
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