https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=440590
--- Comment #7 from Karsten de Freese <karsten.defre...@posteo.de> --- ok, I think that's what I've done, but let's try again.. I start 7.3.0 via CLI: - on the CLI: karsten@osl-i5:~/Downloads> digikam digikam.widgets: Use installed icons digikam.general: Switch to widget style: "" digikam.general: Switch to application font: QFont(Noto Sans,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0) digikam.general: AlbumWatch is disabled digikam.general: Database Parameters: Type: "QMYSQL" DB Core Name: "digikam" DB Thumbs Name: "digikam" DB Face Name: "digikam" DB Similarity Name: "digikam" Connect Options: "UNIX_SOCKET=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/db_misc/mysql.socket" Host Name: "" Host port: -1 Internal Server: true Internal Server Path: "/var/lib/digikam_db/MySQL" Internal Server Admin Cmd: "mysqladmin" Internal Server Serv Cmd: "/usr/sbin/mysqld" Internal Server Init Cmd: "mysql_install_db" Username: "root" Password: "" digikam.databaseserver: Database Parameters: Type: "QMYSQL" DB Core Name: "digikam" DB Thumbs Name: "digikam" DB Face Name: "digikam" DB Similarity Name: "digikam" Connect Options: "UNIX_SOCKET=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/db_misc/mysql.socket" Host Name: "" Host port: -1 Internal Server: true Internal Server Path: "/var/lib/digikam_db/MySQL" Internal Server Admin Cmd: "mysqladmin" Internal Server Serv Cmd: "/usr/sbin/mysqld" Internal Server Init Cmd: "mysql_install_db" Username: "root" Password: "" digikam.databaseserver: Internal Server data path: "/var/lib/digikam_db/MySQL/.mysql.digikam/db_data" digikam.databaseserver: The mysql configuration was already up-to-date: "/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/mysql.conf" digikam.databaseserver: Database server: "/usr/sbin/mysqld" ("--defaults-file=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/var/lib/digikam_db/MySQL/.mysql.digikam/db_data", "--socket=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/db_misc/mysql.socket") digikam.databaseserver: "Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection." digikam.databaseserver: Executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld" digikam.databaseserver: Arguments: "--defaults-file=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/mysql.conf, --datadir=/var/lib/digikam_db/MySQL/.mysql.digikam/db_data, --socket=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/db_misc/mysql.socket" digikam.databaseserver: Stdout: "" digikam.databaseserver: Stderr: "2021-08-04 21:31:44 0 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 10.5.10-MariaDB-log) starting as process 16738 ...\n" digikam.databaseserver: Exit code: 6 digikam.databaseserver: Process error: "Process crashed" digikam.databaseserver: Cannot start internal database server - an error popup window occurs with text "... Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection.<p>Executable: /usr/sbin/mysqld</p><p>Arguments: --defaults-file=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/mysql.conf, --datadir=/var/lib/digikam_db/MySQL/.mysql.digikam/db_data, --socket=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/db_misc/mysql.socket</p><p>Process error: Process crashed</p>" - I keep the error popup as it is and start the upgrade in a 2nd terminal: karsten@osl-i5:/data/karsten/Downloads> mariadb-upgrade --socket=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/db_misc/ Version check failed. Got the following error when calling the 'mysql' command line client ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/db_misc/' (111) FATAL ERROR: Upgrade failed (-- no new output on the digikam CLI) - I click ok on the error message, then the 'Database Configuration' dialog appears: -- location of database files: /var/lib/digikam_db/MySQL -- all mysql binaries have checkmarks in the first column -- on the digikam CLI: digikam.general: Testing "mysql_install_db" ... digikam.general: Found "mysql_install_db" digikam.general: Testing "mysqladmin" ... digikam.general: Found "mysqladmin" digikam.general: Testing "mysqld" ... digikam.general: Testing "mysqld" ... digikam.general: Testing "/usr/bin/mysqld" ... digikam.general: All Binaries Found : false digikam.general: Testing "/usr/sbin/mysqld" ... digikam.general: Found "/usr/sbin/mysqld" digikam.general: All Binaries Found : true digikam.general: Testing "/data/karsten/Downloads/mysqladmin/mysqladmin" ... digikam.general: All Binaries Found : true digikam.general: Testing "/data/karsten/Downloads/mysql_install_db/mysql_install_db" ... digikam.general: All Binaries Found : true digikam.general: Testing "/usr/sbin/mysqld/mysqld" ... digikam.general: All Binaries Found : true - I start the upgrade again, just in case: karsten@osl-i5:/data/karsten/Downloads> mariadb-upgrade --socket=/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/db_misc/ Version check failed. Got the following error when calling the 'mysql' command line client ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/home/karsten/.local/share/digikam/db_misc/' (111) FATAL ERROR: Upgrade failed (-- no new output on the digikam CLI) - I close the 'Database Configuration' window, and digikam terminates. -- digikam CLI: digikam.databaseserver: Internal database server stopped Since the first error message from digikam already says "Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection", then maybe the database server is never actually started? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.