My MySQL 5.6's datadir is a symbolic link and I've the same issue. To be honest this server uses using Debian v7.11: Linux 3.16.0-0.bpo.4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt25-2+deb8u3~bpo70+1 (2016-07-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux
An `aptitude upgrade` fails: ----------8<---------- $ aptitude upgrade The following packages will be upgraded: mysql-server-5.6 The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed: mysql-common-5.6 1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/14.7 MB of archives. After unpacking 8192 B will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y Reading changelogs... Done Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 93574 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.6 5.6.32-1~dotdeb+7.1 (using .../mysql-server-5.6_5.6.34-1~dotdeb+7.2_amd64.deb) ... Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. cp: cannot overwrite directory `/var/lib/mysql-upgrade/DATADIR.link/mysql' with non-directory dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.6_5.6.34-1~dotdeb+7.2_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Starting MySQL database server: mysqld. Checking for tables which need an upgrade, are corrupt or were not closed cleanly.. Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.6_5.6.34-1~dotdeb+7.2_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: ----------8<---------- Here are the asked `stat` outputs: ----------8<---------- $ stat /var/lib/mysql File: `/var/lib/mysql' -> `/home/.var/lib/mysql' Size: 20 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 symbolic link Device: 901h/2305d Inode: 394478 Links: 1 Access: (0777/lrwxrwxrwx) Uid: ( 105/ mysql) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2016-12-06 14:06:27.000000000 +0100 Modify: 2014-05-14 11:03:53.000000000 +0200 Change: 2014-10-01 17:09:49.000000000 +0200 Birth: - $ stat /var/lib/mysql-upgrade File: `/var/lib/mysql-upgrade' Size: 4096 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 4096 directory Device: 901h/2305d Inode: 408247 Links: 2 Access: (0755/drwxr-xr-x) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2016-12-06 16:32:45.000000000 +0100 Modify: 2016-09-13 14:48:36.000000000 +0200 Change: 2016-09-13 14:48:36.000000000 +0200 Birth: - $ stat /var/lib/mysql-upgrade/DATADIR.link File: `/var/lib/mysql-upgrade/DATADIR.link' -> `/home/.var/lib/mysql' Size: 20 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 symbolic link Device: 901h/2305d Inode: 397993 Links: 1 Access: (0777/lrwxrwxrwx) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2016-12-06 16:31:58.000000000 +0100 Modify: 2016-09-13 14:48:36.000000000 +0200 Change: 2016-09-13 14:48:36.000000000 +0200 Birth: - $ stat /var/lib/mysql-upgrade/DATADIR.link/mysql File: `/var/lib/mysql-upgrade/DATADIR.link/mysql' Size: 4096 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 4096 directory Device: 902h/2306d Inode: 56754435 Links: 2 Access: (0700/drwx------) Uid: ( 105/ mysql) Gid: ( 108/ mysql) Access: 2016-12-06 14:06:46.000000000 +0100 Modify: 2016-11-14 16:21:15.000000000 +0100 Change: 2016-11-14 16:21:15.000000000 +0100 Birth: - ----------8<---------- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1607651 Title: mysql-server-5.6.postinst fails with: "cp: impossible d'écraser le répertoire «/var/lib/mysql-upgrade/DATADIR.link/mysql» par un non répertoire" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.6/+bug/1607651/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
