Script started on Sat 05 Mar 2016 09:07:46 AM CST mwrb7d@r03mstbetter:~/S_DRIVE$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server [sudo] password for mwrb7d: Reading package lists... 0% Reading package lists... 100% Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... 0% Building dependency tree... 0% Building dependency tree... 50% Building dependency tree... 50% Building dependency tree Reading state information... 0% Reading state information... 0% Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libdbd-mysql-perl libmysqlclient18 mysql-client-5.5 mysql-client-core-5.5 mysql-common mysql-server-5.5 mysql-server-core-5.5 Suggested packages: tinyca mailx The following NEW packages will be installed: libdbd-mysql-perl libmysqlclient18 mysql-client-5.5 mysql-client-core-5.5 mysql-common mysql-server mysql-server-5.5 mysql-server-core-5.5 0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 72 not upgraded. Need to get 8,351 kB of archives. After this operation, 94.1 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y 0% [Working] Get:1 http://rstmirror.srv.mst.edu/ubuntu-mirror/ trusty-security/main mysql-common all 5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 [13.5 kB] 0% [1 mysql-common 0 B/13.5 kB 0%] 0% [Working] Get:2 http://rstmirror.srv.mst.edu/ubuntu-mirror/ trusty-security/main libmysqlclient18 amd64 5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 [597 kB] 0% [2 libmysqlclient18 0 B/597 kB 0%] 7% [Working] Get:3 http://rstmirror.srv.mst.edu/ubuntu-mirror/ trusty/main libdbd-mysql-perl amd64 4.025-1 [99.3 kB] 7% [3 libdbd-mysql-perl 0 B/99.3 kB 0%] 8% [Working] Get:4 http://rstmirror.srv.mst.edu/ubuntu-mirror/ trusty-security/main mysql-client-core-5.5 amd64 5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 [703 kB] 8% [4 mysql-client-core-5.5 0 B/703 kB 0%] 17% [Working] Get:5 http://rstmirror.srv.mst.edu/ubuntu-mirror/ trusty-security/main mysql-client-5.5 amd64 5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 [1,578 kB] 17% [5 mysql-client-5.5 0 B/1,578 kB 0%] 36% [Working] Get:6 http://rstmirror.srv.mst.edu/ubuntu-mirror/ trusty-security/main mysql-server-core-5.5 amd64 5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 [3,599 kB] 36% [6 mysql-server-core-5.5 0 B/3,599 kB 0%] 79% [Working] Get:7 http://rstmirror.srv.mst.edu/ubuntu-mirror/ trusty-security/main mysql-server-5.5 amd64 5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 [1,748 kB] 79% [7 mysql-server-5.5 0 B/1,748 kB 0%] 100% [Working] Get:8 http://rstmirror.srv.mst.edu/ubuntu-mirror/ trusty-security/main mysql-server all 5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 [11.8 kB] 100% [8 mysql-server 0 B/11.8 kB 0%] 100% [Working] Fetched 8,351 kB in 0s (47.4 MB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-common. (Reading database ... (Reading database ... 5% (Reading database ... 10% (Reading database ... 15% (Reading database ... 20% (Reading database ... 25% (Reading database ... 30% (Reading database ... 35% (Reading database ... 40% (Reading database ... 45% (Reading database ... 50% (Reading database ... 55% (Reading database ... 60% (Reading database ... 65% (Reading database ... 70% (Reading database ... 75% (Reading database ... 80% (Reading database ... 85% (Reading database ... 90% (Reading database ... 95% (Reading database ... 100% (Reading database ... 335988 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../mysql-common_5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_all.deb ... Unpacking mysql-common (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libmysqlclient18:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../libmysqlclient18_5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libmysqlclient18:amd64 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libdbd-mysql-perl. Preparing to unpack .../libdbd-mysql-perl_4.025-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libdbd-mysql-perl (4.025-1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client-core-5.5. Preparing to unpack .../mysql-client-core-5.5_5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mysql-client-core-5.5 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client-5.5. Preparing to unpack .../mysql-client-5.5_5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mysql-client-5.5 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-core-5.5. Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-core-5.5_5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mysql-server-core-5.5 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ... Setting up mysql-common (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-5.5. (Reading database ... (Reading database ... 5% (Reading database ... 10% (Reading database ... 15% (Reading database ... 20% (Reading database ... 25% (Reading database ... 30% (Reading database ... 35% (Reading database ... 40% (Reading database ... 45% (Reading database ... 50% (Reading database ... 55% (Reading database ... 60% (Reading database ... 65% (Reading database ... 70% (Reading database ... 75% (Reading database ... 80% (Reading database ... 85% (Reading database ... 90% (Reading database ... 95% (Reading database ... 100% (Reading database ... 336178 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server-5.5_5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_amd64.deb ... [ Prompt for MySQL 'root' user password ] [ Prompt to confirm MySQL 'root' user password ] [?1049lUnpacking mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server. Preparing to unpack .../mysql-server_5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1_all.deb ... Unpacking mysql-server (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ... Setting up libmysqlclient18:amd64 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Setting up libdbd-mysql-perl (4.025-1) ... Setting up mysql-client-core-5.5 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Setting up mysql-client-5.5 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Setting up mysql-server-core-5.5 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) ... 160305 9:08:12 [Warning] Using unique option prefix key_buffer instead of key_buffer_size is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use the full name instead. 160305 9:08:12 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1) starting as process 19661 ... 160305 9:08:12 [ERROR] Fatal error: Can't change to run as user 'mysql' ; Please check that the user exists! 160305 9:08:12 [ERROR] Aborting 160305 9:08:12 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete [ This is where the error about not being able to set the password appears ] [ See http://i.imgur.com/FEBO8x6.png for error message ] [?1049lstart: Job failed to start invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing package mysql-server-5.5 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server: mysql-server depends on mysql-server-5.5; however: Package mysql-server-5.5 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package mysql-server (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.7) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ... Errors were encountered while processing: mysql-server-5.5 mysql-server E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ]0; mwrb7d@r03mstbetter: ~/S_DRIVE mwrb7d@r03mstbetter:~/S_DRIVE$ exit exit Script done on Sat 05 Mar 2016 09:09:11 AM CST