This appears to be happening because of the " in the password. It is only a problem with debconf - I can use " (well, \") jsut fine using mysqladmin -h localhost -u root -p password 46937HE.\"$/ZIawxRFH294
** Changed in: mysql-5.5 (Ubuntu) Importance: High => Medium ** Changed in: mysql-5.5 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Also affects: debconf (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: mysql-5.5 (Ubuntu) Assignee: Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn) => (unassigned) ** Information type changed from Private to Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1099088 Title: debconf failed to set mysql5-5 root passphrase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debconf/+bug/1099088/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs