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Re: unable to install mysql (lamp) (post-installation script returned error exit status 1)



On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 07:18:34AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 02:47:23PM +0200, Jabka Atu wrote:
> > package: mysql-server
> > 
> > version: 5.0.45-1
> > 
> 
> ...copious apt output...
> 
> > Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.45-1) ...
> > Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
> > Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed!
> > invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.
> > dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure):
> >  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> 
> 
> the problem is self-explanatory. The service failed to start which
> propogated an error. You should investigate why it failed to
> start. Perhaps look at some log files. perhaps try it manually, etc
> etc.
> 
This says that something went wrong in the post-installation script.
This would make me read '/var/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.postinst'
(IIRC). you can also manual run this with 'bash -x ....' to see verbose
output. 
hope that helps.
K
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