10:12:19@jindal # /etc/init.d/mysql stop
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh: line 42: RUNLEVEL: unbound variable
10:22:31@jindal # apt-get install --reinstall mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  mysql-server-5.0
Suggested packages:
  tinyca
Recommended packages:
  mailx
The following NEW packages will be installed
  mysql-server
The following packages will be upgraded:
  mysql-server-5.0
1 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 403 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/25.2MB of archives.
After unpacking 618kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  mysql-server-5.0 mysql-server
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 320925 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.0 5.0.27-1 (using .../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.30-2_i386.deb) ...
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh: line 42: RUNLEVEL: unbound variable
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh: line 42: RUNLEVEL: unbound variable
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.30-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh: line 42: RUNLEVEL: unbound variable
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "stop" failed.
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld.
/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh: line 42: RUNLEVEL: unbound variable
invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed.

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