Bug #68856 Windows MySQL service Aborting at startup (Error 1067)

• Submitted: 3 Apr 2013 12:26
• Modified: 13 May 2013 6:03
• Reporter: Christophe Dupriez
• Status: Can't repeat
• Category: MySQL Server: Installing
• Severity: S1 (Critical)
• Version: 5.6.10
• OS: Windows
• CPU Architecture: Any
• Tags: 1067, Aborting, service

[3 Apr 2013 12:26] Christophe Dupriez

Description:
With a fresh MSI install, one can choose a directory for binaries and another for data. When the MySQL service is launched, it immediately aborts if the choosen directories contain valid backslash escapes. For instance E:\Test\soft\...
\s is recognised as an escape sequence and the directory name is therefore invalid

How to repeat:
Just install current MySQL MSI for Windows in a directory with path containing "\s" (or other) escape sequence

Suggested fix:
Replace "\" by "/" on Windows like what is already done with the LOGS directory

[3 Apr 2013 13:36] MySQL Verification Team

install failed

Attachment: service_failed.png (image/png, text), 185.29 KiB.

[3 Apr 2013 13:38] MySQL Verification Team

Thank you for the bug report.

[13 May 2013 6:03] Erlend Dahl

Not reproducible in 5.6.11.