The original reported has not shed any light where he got a mysql.service file that does not work. Anyway the MariaDB package does not contain one, so I am closing this issue as Invalid now.
** Changed in: mariadb-10.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1445549 Title: systemctl start mysql.service starts mariadb but reports failure To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-10.0/+bug/1445549/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs