What if you manually run 'mysql -u debian-sys-maint -p' and use the password in that file? Have you changed the mysql.users table so that debian-sys-maint userpassword is no longer same as in the config file?
What does 'select * from mysql.users where user='debian-sys-maint' show? Is the user there at all? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511432 Title: failed to install/upgrade: service stop/start did not work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb-5.5/+bug/1511432/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs