could you throw a "set -x" in the top of the postinst script and send us the output?
Sure can!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-4.1.postinst configure
+ export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+ PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
++ '[' '!' '' ']'
++ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1
++ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY
++ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-4.1.postinst configure
+ export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+ PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
++ '[' '!' 1 ']'
++ '[' -z '' ']'
++ exec
++ DEBCONF_REDIR=1
++ export DEBCONF_REDIR
+ ERR_LOGGER=logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i
+ set +e
+ invoke stop
+ '[' -x /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d ']'
+ invoke-rc.d mysql stop
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
+ set -e
+ mysql_datadir=/usr/share/mysql
+ mysql_statedir=/var/lib/mysql
+ mysql_rundir=/var/run/mysqld
+ mysql_logdir=/var/log
+ mysql_cfgdir=/etc/mysql
+ mysql_newlogdir=/var/log/mysql
+ '[' '!' -d /var/lib/mysql -a '!' -L /var/lib/mysql ']'
+ '[' '!' -d /var/lib/mysql/mysql -a '!' -L /var/lib/mysql/mysql ']'
+ '[' '!' -d /var/lib/mysql/test -a '!' -L /var/lib/mysql/test ']'
+ '[' '!' -d /var/log/mysql -a '!' -L /var/log/mysql ']'
+ set +e
+ chown -R 0.0 /usr/share/mysql
+ chown -R mysql /var/lib/mysql
+ chown -R mysql /var/run/mysqld
+ chown -R mysql:adm /var/log/mysql
+ chmod 2750 /var/log/mysql
+ touch /var/log/mysql.log
+ chown mysql:adm /var/log/mysql.log
+ chmod 0640 /var/log/mysql.log
+ touch /var/log/mysql.err
+ chown mysql:adm /var/log/mysql.err
+ chmod 0640 /var/log/mysql.err
+ set -e
+ touch /var/lib/mysql/debian-4.1.flag
+ set +e
+ /bin/bash /usr/bin/mysql_install_db --rpm
+ logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i
+ '[' 0 '!=' 0 ']'
+ set -e
+ dc=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf
+ '[' -e /etc/mysql/debian.cnf ']'
++ sed -n 's/password *= *// p' /etc/mysql/debian.cnf
+ pass=dwxbwsJT3q6D1WjJ
+ chown 0:0 /etc/mysql/debian.cnf
+ chmod 0600 /etc/mysql/debian.cnf
+ MYSQL_BOOTSTRAP=/usr/sbin/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --skip-bdb --skip-innodb
++ /bin/echo -e 'USE mysql\n' 'ALTER TABLE user CHANGE password Password varchar(41) collate utf8_bin NOT NULL default '\'''\'''
+ password_column_fix_query=USE mysql
ALTER TABLE user CHANGE password Password varchar(41) collate utf8_bin NOT NULL default ''
++ /bin/echo -e 'USE mysql\n' 'REPLACE INTO user SET ' ' host='\''localhost'\'', user='\''debian-sys-maint'\'', password=password('\''dwxbwsJT3q6D1WjJ'\''), ' ' Select_priv='\''Y'\'', Insert_priv='\''Y'\'', Update_priv='\''Y'\'', Delete_priv='\''Y'\'', ' ' Create_priv='\''Y'\'', Drop_priv='\''Y'\'', Reload_priv='\''Y'\'', Shutdown_priv='\''Y'\'', ' ' Process_priv='\''Y'\'', File_priv='\''Y'\'', Grant_priv='\''Y'\'', References_priv='\''Y'\'', ' ' Index_priv='\''Y'\'', Alter_priv='\''Y'\'' __EXTRA_PRIVS__'
+ replace_query=USE mysql
REPLACE INTO user SET host='localhost', user='debian-sys-maint', password=password('dwxbwsJT3q6D1WjJ'), Select_priv='Y', Insert_priv='Y', Update_priv='Y', Delete_priv='Y', Create_priv='Y', Drop_priv='Y', Reload_priv='Y', Shutdown_priv='Y', Process_priv='Y', File_priv='Y', Grant_priv='Y', References_priv='Y', Index_priv='Y', Alter_priv='Y' __EXTRA_PRIVS__
++ /bin/echo -e ', Show_db_priv='\''Y'\'' ' ', Super_priv='\''Y'\'' ' ', Create_tmp_table_priv='\''Y'\'' ' ', Lock_tables_priv='\''Y'\'' ' ', Execute_priv='\''Y'\'' ' ', Repl_slave_priv='\''Y'\'' ' ', Repl_client_priv='\''Y'\'' '
+ extra_privs=, Show_db_priv='Y' , Super_priv='Y' , Create_tmp_table_priv='Y' , Lock_tables_priv='Y' , Execute_priv='Y' , Repl_slave_priv='Y' , Repl_client_priv='Y'
+ echo 'USE mysql
ALTER TABLE user CHANGE password Password varchar(41) collate utf8_bin NOT NULL default '\'''\'''
+ /usr/sbin/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --skip-bdb --skip-innodb
+ logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i
+ echo 'USE mysql
REPLACE INTO user SET host='\''localhost'\'', user='\''debian-sys-maint'\'', password=password('\''dwxbwsJT3q6D1WjJ'\''), Select_priv='\''Y'\'', Insert_priv='\''Y'\'', Update_priv='\''Y'\'', Delete_priv='\''Y'\'', Create_priv='\''Y'\'', Drop_priv='\''Y'\'', Reload_priv='\''Y'\'', Shutdown_priv='\''Y'\'', Process_priv='\''Y'\'', File_priv='\''Y'\'', Grant_priv='\''Y'\'', References_priv='\''Y'\'', Index_priv='\''Y'\'', Alter_priv='\''Y'\'' __EXTRA_PRIVS__'
+ sed s/__EXTRA_PRIVS__//
+ /usr/sbin/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --skip-bdb --skip-innodb
+ logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i
+ set +e
+ echo 'USE mysql
REPLACE INTO user SET host='\''localhost'\'', user='\''debian-sys-maint'\'', password=password('\''dwxbwsJT3q6D1WjJ'\''), Select_priv='\''Y'\'', Insert_priv='\''Y'\'', Update_priv='\''Y'\'', Delete_priv='\''Y'\'', Create_priv='\''Y'\'', Drop_priv='\''Y'\'', Reload_priv='\''Y'\'', Shutdown_priv='\''Y'\'', Process_priv='\''Y'\'', File_priv='\''Y'\'', Grant_priv='\''Y'\'', References_priv='\''Y'\'', Index_priv='\''Y'\'', Alter_priv='\''Y'\'' __EXTRA_PRIVS__'
+ sed 's/__EXTRA_PRIVS__/, Show_db_priv='\''Y'\'' , Super_priv='\''Y'\'' , Create_tmp_table_priv='\''Y'\'' , Lock_tables_priv='\''Y'\'' , Execute_priv='\''Y'\'' , Repl_slave_priv='\''Y'\'' , Repl_client_priv='\''Y'\'' /'
+ /usr/sbin/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --skip-bdb --skip-innodb
+ logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i
+ set -e
+ rm -f /etc/logrotate.d/mysql-server-4.1
+ update-rc.d mysql defaults
System startup links for /etc/init.d/mysql already exist.
+ db_stop
+ echo STOP
+ '[' -f /etc/mysql/dpkg__mysql_should_be_started ']'
+ exit 0
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