Description:
When i do a fresh install of mysql, with all the defaults, and then do the instance configuration (with all defaults, "test" as password), the service fails to start.
event log errors are:
Product: MySQL Server 5.1 -- Installation operation completed successfully.
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Plugin 'InnoDB' init function returned error.
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Plugin 'InnoDB' registration as a STORAGE ENGINE failed.
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Unknown/unsupported table type: INNODB
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Aborting
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Forcing shutdown of 1 plugins
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C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\mysqld: Shutdown complete
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How to repeat:
install mysql with all default options, then run instance config, with all default options.
it fails on starting the service
Suggested fix:
the workaround is to delete the log file and start the service. that works, but is not an easy option when you are automating the install.
suggested fix would be to do a filesize check or something.