Aug 18 20:07:53 ns3 audit[7045]: AVC apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" name="/proc/7045/status" pid=7045 comm="mysqld" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=111 ouid=111 I just stumbled again into the problem. took the chance to try your suggest @andreas
below error Aug 18 20:07:53 ns3 kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1503058073.118:64): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" name="/proc/7045/status" pid=7045 comm="mysqld" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=111 ouid=111 Aug 18 20:07:53 ns3 audit[7045]: AVC apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" name="/sys/devices/system/node/" pid=7045 comm="mysqld" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=111 ouid=0 Aug 18 20:07:53 ns3 audit[7045]: AVC apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" name="/proc/7045/status" pid=7045 comm="mysqld" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=111 ouid=111 Aug 18 20:07:53 ns3 kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1503058073.122:65): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" name="/sys/devices/system/node/" pid=7045 comm="mysqld" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=111 ouid=0 Aug 18 20:07:53 ns3 kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1503058073.122:66): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" name="/proc/7045/status" pid=7045 comm="mysqld" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=111 ouid=111 Aug 18 20:07:54 ns3 systemd[1]: mysql.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1610765 Title: Apparmor refuses mysqld open on /etc/mysql/my.cnf.migrated causing it to fail to start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.7/+bug/1610765/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs