On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 16:11, Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote: > On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:50:47 -0400 (EDT), vishnu vardhan wrote: >> >> The output of the *# aptitude install mysql-server mysql-client* >> >> Script started on Friday 19 March 2010 09:13:19 AM IST >> admin:/home/user# aptitude install mysql-serb[Kver ap[K[Kmysql-client >> Reading package lists... 0% Reading package lists... 100% Reading package >> lists... Done >> Building dependency tree... 0% Building dependency tree... 0% Building >> dependency tree... 50% Building dependency tree... 50% Building dependency >> tree >> Reading state information... 0% Reading state information... 0% Reading >> state information... Done >> Reading extended state information... 0% Reading extended state >> information... 77% Reading extended state information >> Initializing package states... 0% Initializing package states... Done >> Reading task descriptions... 0% Reading task descriptions... 0% >> Reading task descriptions... Done >> The following NEW packages will be installed: >> libhtml-template-perl{a} mysql-server mysql-server-5.0{a} >> 0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. >> Need to get 0B/26.8MB of archives. After unpacking 84.0MB will be used. >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y >> Writing extended state information... 0% Writing extended state >> information... 1% Writing extended state information... Done >> Preconfiguring packages ... >> [?1049h[1;38r[4l[?25l[m(B[37m[40m[1;38r[H[2J[1;1H[1m[37m[44m[K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K[1;1H[?25l[?12l[?25h[m(B[37m[44mPackage >> configuration[14;5H[30m[47m┌─────────────────────────────────────────┤ >> [31mConfiguring mysql-server-5.0[30m >> ├─────────────────────────────────────────┐[15;5H│ While not mandatory, it >> is highly recommended that you set a password for the MySQL administrative >> "root" user. │[1m[37m[40m >> [16;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> │[1m[37m[40m [17;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ If that field is left blank, the >> password will not be >> changed. │[1m[37m[40m >> [18;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> │[1m[37m[40m [19;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ New password for the MySQL "root" >> user: >> │[1m[37m[40m >> [20;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> │[1m[37m[40m [21;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> [37m[44m________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[30m[47m >> │[1m[37m[40m >> [22;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> │[1m[37m[40m >> [23;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> <Ok> │[1m[37m[40m >> [24;5H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> │[1m[37m[40m >> [25;5H[m(B[30m[47m└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘[1m[37m[40m >> [26;6H >> [21;7H[m(B[37m[44m**************[?25l[?12l[?25h[38;1H[40m[m(B[39;49m >> [K >> [?1049l[?1049h[1;38r[4l[?25l[m(B[37m[40m[1;38r[H[2J[1;1H[1m[37m[44m[K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K >> [K[1;1H[?25l[?12l[?25h[m(B[37m[44mPackage >> configuration[15;40H[30m[47m┌──────┤ [31mConfiguring >> mysql-server-5.0[30m >> ├───────┐[16;40H│ >> │[1m[37m[40m >> [17;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> │[1m[37m[40m [18;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ Repeat password for the MySQL >> "root" user: │[1m[37m[40m >> [19;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> │[1m[37m[40m [20;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> [37m[44m___________________________________________[30m[47m >> │[1m[37m[40m >> [21;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> │[1m[37m[40m [22;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> <Ok> │[1m[37m[40m >> [23;40H[m(B[30m[47m│ >> │[1m[37m[40m >> [24;40H[m(B[30m[47m└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘[1m[37m[40m >> [25;41H >> [20;42H[m(B[37m[44m**************[?25l[?12l[?25h[38;1H[40m[m(B[39;49m >> [K [?1049lSelecting previously deselected package mysql-server-5.0. >> (Reading database ... 68599 files and directories currently installed.) >> Unpacking mysql-server-5.0 (from >> .../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-24+lenny3_i386.deb) ... >> Selecting previously deselected package libhtml-template-perl. >> Unpacking libhtml-template-perl (from >> .../libhtml-template-perl_2.9-1_all.deb) ... >> Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server. >> Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.0.51a-24+lenny3_all.deb) ... >> >> Processing triggers for man-db ... >> Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.51a-24+lenny3) ... >> Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. >> /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.postinst: line 144: >> /etc/mysql/conf.d/old_passwords.cnf: No such file or directory
Do you have /etc/mysql/conf.d directory? Did you try to create it: mkdir -p /etc/mysql/conf.d -- Selçuk