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FS#47795 - Mariadb: File conflict at /var/lib/mysql
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Opened by David Wheeler (dwheeler) - Saturday, 16 January 2016, 19:49 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Sunday, 17 January 2016, 05:17 GMT
Opened by David Wheeler (dwheeler) - Saturday, 16 January 2016, 19:49 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Sunday, 17 January 2016, 05:17 GMT
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DetailsDescription:
Upgrading mariadb resulted in the following error: error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) mariadb: /var/lib/mysql exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. On this particular system, /var/lib/mysql is a symlink. File conflicts during upgrades have not been a problem before the commit c25ead11e8b2f937f7556109b55c1ca698e862ab that was made on 2015-11-23. |
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Closed by Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Sunday, 17 January 2016, 05:17 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Don't replace managed dirs with symlinks.
Sunday, 17 January 2016, 05:17 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: Don't replace managed dirs with symlinks.