Looking at the mysqld upstart job (/etc/init/mysqld.conf) you can see that it "start on (net-device-up". Since mysqld is configured to bind to a specific address it fails to start if the network interface isn't up yet.
I'd suggest to update mysqld upstart job to "start on (net-device-up IFACE=ethX" to start mysqld only when the correct interface is up. ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix ** Changed in: mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- mysqld does not start reliably... https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/566736 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.1 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