[Bug 205985] Re: package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[sperry]

I too received the "subprocess new pre-removal script returned error
exit status 1" upon trying to install this package.


It appears that the /etc/init.d/mysql script fails to shutdown mysql (even from the commandline).

As a workaround, I issued 'mysqladmin shutdown' and the mysql package
installed without the 'subprocess new pre-removal script returned error
exit status 1' error message.

When I attempted to re-start mysqld using the /etc/init.d/mysql script,
I received the following errors (although mysqld did start):

/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'
root at cyph:~# ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

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package mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205985
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