I've fixed it following these instructions: http://www.masaokitamura.com/2011/04/mysql-disable-apparmor-to-fix- permissions-problems/
root@myserver:/etc/apparmor.d# mv usr.sbin.mysqld .usr.sbin.mysqld root@myserver:/etc/apparmor.d# /etc/init.d/apparmor restart * Reloading AppArmor profiles Skipping profile in /etc/apparmor.d/disable: usr.sbin.rsyslogd AppArmor parser error for /etc/apparmor.d/sbin.dhclient in /etc/apparmor.d/tunables/global at line 17: Could not open 'tunables/proc' AppArmor parser error for /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.tcpdump in /etc/apparmor.d/tunables/global at line 17: Could not open 'tunables/proc' root@myserver:/etc/apparmor.d# /etc/init.d/apparmor status apparmor module is loaded. 0 profiles are loaded. 0 profiles are in enforce mode. 0 profiles are in complain mode. 0 processes have profiles defined. 0 processes are in enforce mode. 0 processes are in complain mode. 0 processes are unconfined but have a profile defined. root@myserver:/etc/apparmor.d# mysql -p Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 42 Server version: 5.5.22-0ubuntu1 (Ubuntu) Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement. mysql> mysql> quit Bye -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/982303 Title: msyql configuration via dbconfig-common not picked up by initctl automatically during installation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/+bug/982303/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
