Let's tone it down a bit Gary. He's both right and wrong. He wants people to discuss the same root issue and this thread is mixed up with several "me too" comments that may or may not be the same issue.
In my case it was simple as editing mysql.cnf and start getting AppArmor DENIED errors. -- 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