I figured out the problem to be with apparmor: I added the following to /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld
network inet stream, network inet6 stream, network inet dgram, network inet6 dgram, Then executed: /etc/init.d/apparmor force-reload /etc/init.d/mysql restart ...an mysql started up fine. This bug here helped me deduce the issue https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-dfsg-5.0/+bug/306886 Do with this bug what you wish! :) -- mysql server install failed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351562 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.0 in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
