I had the issue from the original description. I was able to stop it manually using 'mysqladmin shutdown -u root -p ...' Then followed the instructions here:
http://mirzmaster.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/mysql-access-denied-for-user- debian-sys-maintlocalhost/ And after starting it again I was able to stop it successfully. Then I retried the upgrade from Update Manager and it worked. Up and running on 5.1.37. -- package mysql-server-5.1 5.1.37-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/444349 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.1 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
