Template: mysql-server-@MYSQL_BRANDED_BASE_VERSION@/really_downgrade Type: boolean Default: false _Description: Do you really want to downgrade? WARNING: The file /var/lib/mysql/debian-*.flag exists. This indicates that a mysql-server package with a higher version has been installed before. It can not be guaranteed that this version can use its data. Template: mysql-server-@MYSQL_BRANDED_BASE_VERSION@/nis_warning Type: note _Description: Important note for NIS/YP users! To use mysql you must install an equivalent user and group to the following and ensure yourself that /var/lib/mysql has the right permissions (the uid/gid may be different). . /etc/passwd: mysql:x:100:101:MySQL Server:/var/lib/mysql:/bin/false . /etc/group: mysql:x:101: . /var/lib/mysql: drwxr-xr-x mysql mysql Template: mysql-server-@MYSQL_BRANDED_BASE_VERSION@/postrm_remove_databases Type: boolean Default: false _Description: Remove the databases used by all MySQL versions? The script is about to remove the data directory /var/lib/mysql. If it is planned to just install a higher MySQL version or if a different mysql-server package is already using it, the data should be kept. Template: mysql-server-@MYSQL_BRANDED_BASE_VERSION@/start_on_boot Type: boolean Default: true _Description: Should MySQL start on boot? The MySQL can start automatically on boot time or only if you manually type '/etc/init.d/mysql start'. Template: mysql-server/root_password Type: password _Description: New password for MySQL "root" user: It is highly recommended that you set a password for the MySQL administrative "root" user. . If you do not provide a password no changes will be made to the account. Template: mysql-server/error_setting_password Type: error _Description: Unable to set password for MySQL "root" user It seems an error occurred while setting the password for the MySQL administrative user. This may have happened because the user already has a password, or because there was a problem communicating with the MySQL server. . When installation finishes, you should verify that the account is properly protected with a password (see README.Debian for more information). Template: mysql-server-@MYSQL_BRANDED_BASE_VERSION@/need_sarge_compat Type: boolean Default: false _Description: Support MySQL connections from hosts running Debian "sarge" or older? The way passwords were stored was not very secure. This has been improved with the drawback that clients (e.g. PHP) from hosts running Debian 3.1 Sarge will not be able to connect to account which are new or whose password have been changed. See /usr/share/doc/mysql-server-@MYSQL_BRANDED_BASE_VERSION@/README.Debian. Template: mysql-server-@MYSQL_BRANDED_BASE_VERSION@/need_sarge_compat_done Type: boolean Default: false Description: for internal use Only internally used.