Public bug reported: When running MySQL with --skip-syslog flag, output is not correctly redirected to a file. The issue that while syslog code path has "& wait", non-syslog does not.
The attached patch fixed the problem. This was checked both with MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.6 and MairaDB 5.5 packages. Patch applies to all of those. mysql-server-5.6: 5.6.19-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS ** Affects: mysql-5.5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Patch added: "mysqld_safe.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1468190/+attachment/4419791/+files/mysqld_safe.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1468190 Title: MySQL without syslog doesn't background & wait To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.5/+bug/1468190/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs