Package: mysql-server Version: 4.0.24-10 Problem: Installation of the mysql-server package under etch (and potentially other releases) fails.
Diagnosis: The new configuration option "old_passwords" isn't recognised by mysql pre-4.1. The mysql-server package is shipping with a configuration file that uses that option. The MySQL daemon is failing to load and the installation is incomplete. Solution: The package maintainer should remove the invalid configuration option in the mysql-server package. In the meantime, users wishing to install the package can perform the following steps to complete installation: * Install mysql-server (it will fail to finish) * Remove (don't purge) mysql-server * Comment out the "old_passwords=1" line in /etc/mysql/my.cnf * Remove /var/lib/mysql/ (if clean installation) * Install mysql-server (it will work now) - Will Dowling -- Claiming that your operating system is the best in the world because more people use it is like saying McDonalds makes the best food in the world. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]