Stephan commented on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/phpmyadmin/+bug/873676
---------------------------------: On updating from 11.04 to 11.10 the updater got stuck in an infinite loop trying to access MySQL as root without password. Workaround: Unsetting MySQL's root password. Fragment from output to terminal: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) dbconfig-common: phpmyadmin configure: retrying. dbconfig-common: writing config to /etc/dbconfig-common/phpmyadmin.conf Replacing config file /etc/phpmyadmin/config-db.php with new version creating database backup in /var/cache/dbconfig-common/backups/phpmyadmin_4:3.3.10-1.mysql. ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO). unable to connect to mysql server. error encountered backing up the old database: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) dbconfig-common: phpmyadmin configure: retrying. dbconfig-common: writing config to /etc/dbconfig-common/phpmyadmin.conf creating database backup in /var/cache/dbconfig-common/backups/phpmyadmin_4:3.3.10-1.mysql. ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO). unable to connect to mysql server. error encountered backing up the old database: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) dbconfig-common: phpmyadmin configure: retrying. ** Tags added: kubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/855285 Title: package phpmyadmin 4:3.4.4-1 failed to install/upgrade - Can't avoid database upgrade despite GUI saying otherwise To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/phpmyadmin/+bug/855285/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
