I've got similar message but nothing about failed tmp files - it does shutdown because --config option is wrong it tells:
root@sf050:/etc/mysql# mysqld --config /etc/mysql/my.cnf --user=mysql --verbose 120613 9:54:42 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled. 120613 9:54:42 InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled 120613 9:54:42 InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use GCC atomic builtins 120613 9:54:42 InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.3.4 120613 9:54:42 InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M 120613 9:54:42 InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool 120613 9:54:42 InnoDB: highest supported file format is Barracuda. 120613 9:54:42 InnoDB: Waiting for the background threads to start 120613 9:54:43 InnoDB: 1.1.8 started; log sequence number 39819140532 120613 9:54:43 [ERROR] mysqld: unknown option '--config' 120613 9:54:43 [ERROR] Aborting 120613 9:54:43 InnoDB: Starting shutdown... 120613 9:54:43 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 39819140532 120613 9:54:43 [Note] mysqld: Shutdown complete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1012058 Title: package mysql-server-5.5 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/+bug/1012058/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs