Akonadi dysfunctional after my Mint 14 KDE upgrade...

[Armstrong]

This week I upgraded from Mint 13 KDE to Mint 14 KDE. I did so from a live DVD. After restoring my software and data from USB sticks, I am having serious problems with Akonadi. It will not run. From the Akonadi Server Self-Test - KDE Control Module, I get the following error responses:

MySQL Server Log contains errors.
Akonadi control process not registered at D-Bus.
Akonadi server process not registered at D-Bus.
No resource agents found.
Current Akonadi server error log found.
and
Previous Akonadi server error log found.

Is there a simple fix for this problem? Any and all suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.
Slainte,
Hunter

Edit to add: FWIW, on the new install, it appears that my hard drive was divided into two large partitions, and one smaller sub-partition of the second (I presume LinuxSwap). I believe the operating system went to one partition and the data/media to the other. Also, in the Akonadi Server Self-Test, in addition to the red X's next to the above list, there were blue (as opposed to green) check marks next to MySQL custom server configuration not available and Protocol version check not possible.

[Armstrong]

It isn't a pretty solution, but it is a solution. After playing around with MySQL trying to solve the problem there, I rendered my computer unusable. After re-installing Mint 14 KDE and KDE 4.10, the Akonadi server appears to be working. I can open Kontact. The problem must have been in the installation of Mint. 14 KDE.
Slainte,
Hunter

EDIT TO ADD: This solution was temporary. I can no longer open Kontact and I get the exact same error report as before!

[bfds89]

I have the exact same problem. Cant get kmail and korganizer to work.
I have the following report.
Is there no other way to fix this without reinstall the system? I finally have everything I need configured and installed, it would be a bother to do it all over again. :s

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Akonadi Server Self-Test Report
===============================

Test 1:  SUCCESS
--------

Database driver found.
Details: The QtSQL driver 'QMYSQL' is required by your current Akonadi server configuration and was found on your system.

File content of '/home/bruno/.config/akonadi/akonadiserverrc':
[%General]
Driver=QMYSQL

[QMYSQL]
Name=akonadi
Host=
Options="UNIX_SOCKET=/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/socket-bruno-PC/mysql.socket"
ServerPath=/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi
StartServer=true

[Debug]
Tracer=null


Test 2:  SUCCESS
--------

Akonadi is not running as root
Details: Akonadi is not running as a root/administrator user, which is the recommended setup for a secure system.

Test 3:  SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server found.
Details: You have currently configured Akonadi to use the MySQL server '/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi'.
Make sure you have the MySQL server installed, set the correct path and ensure you have the necessary read and execution rights on the server executable. The server executable is typically called 'mysqld'; its location varies depending on the distribution.

Test 4:  SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server is executable.
Details: MySQL server found: /usr/sbin/mysqld  Ver 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 for debian-linux-gnu on x86_64 ((Ubuntu))


Test 5:  ERROR
--------

MySQL server log contains errors.
Details: The MySQL server error log file &apos;<a href='/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/mysql.err'>/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/mysql.err</a>&apos; contains errors.

File content of '/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/mysql.err':
130218 13:14:15 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
130218 13:14:15 InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
130218 13:14:15 InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use GCC atomic builtins
130218 13:14:15 InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.7
130218 13:14:15 InnoDB: Using Linux native AIO
130218 13:14:15 InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 80.0M
130218 13:14:15 InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
130218 13:14:15 InnoDB: highest supported file format is Barracuda.
InnoDB: Error: tried to read 512 bytes at offset 0 512.
InnoDB: Was only able to read -1.
130218 13:14:18  InnoDB: Operating system error number 5 in a file operation.
InnoDB: Error number 5 means 'Input/output error'.
InnoDB: Some operating system error numbers are described at
InnoDB: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/operating-system-error-codes.html
InnoDB: File operation call: 'read'.
InnoDB: Cannot continue operation.


Test 6:  SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server default configuration found.
Details: The default configuration for the MySQL server was found and is readable at <a href='/etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf'>/etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf</a>.

File content of '/etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf':
#
# Global Akonadi MySQL server settings,
# These settings can be adjusted using $HOME/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
#
# Based on advice by Kris Köhntopp <kris@mysql.com>
#
[mysqld]

# strict query parsing/interpretation
# TODO: make Akonadi work with those settings enabled
# sql_mode=strict_trans_tables,strict_all_tables,strict_error_for_division_by_zero,no_auto_create_user,no_auto_value_on_zero,no_engine_substitution,no_zero_date,no_zero_in_date,only_full_group_by,pipes_as_concat
# sql_mode=strict_trans_tables

# DEBUGGING:
# log all queries, useful for debugging but generates an enormous amount of data
# log=mysql.full
# log queries slower than n seconds, log file name relative to datadir (for debugging only)
# log_slow_queries=mysql.slow
# long_query_time=1
# log queries not using indices, debug only, disable for production use
# log_queries_not_using_indexes=1
#
# mesure database size and adjust innodb_buffer_pool_size
# SELECT sum(data_length) as bla, sum(index_length) as blub FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema not in ("mysql", "information_schema");

# NOTES:
# Keep Innob_log_waits and keep Innodb_buffer_pool_wait_free small (see show global status like "inno%", show global variables)

#expire_logs_days=3

#sync_bin_log=0

# Use UTF-8 encoding for tables
character_set_server=utf8
collation_server=utf8_general_ci

# use InnoDB for transactions and better crash recovery
default_storage_engine=innodb

# memory pool InnoDB uses to store data dictionary information and other internal data structures (default:1M)
innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=1M

# memory buffer InnoDB uses to cache data and indexes of its tables (default:128M)
# Larger values means less I/O
innodb_buffer_pool_size=80M

# Create a .ibd file for each table (default:0)
innodb_file_per_table=1

# Write out the log buffer to the log file at each commit (default:1)
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2

# Buffer size used to write to the log files on disk (default:1M for builtin, 8M for plugin)
# larger values means less I/O
innodb_log_buffer_size=1M

# Size of each log file in a log group (default:5M) larger means less I/O but more time for recovery.
innodb_log_file_size=64M

# # error log file name, relative to datadir (default:hostname.err)
log_error=mysql.err

# print warnings and connection errors (default:1)
log_warnings=2

# Convert table named to lowercase
lower_case_table_names=1

# Maximum size of one packet or any generated/intermediate string. (default:1M)
max_allowed_packet=32M

# Maximum simultaneous connections allowed (default:100)
max_connections=256

# The two options below make no sense with prepared statements and/or transactions
# (make sense when having the same query multiple times)

# Memory allocated for caching query results (default:0 (disabled))
query_cache_size=0

# Do not cache results (default:1)
query_cache_type=0

# Do not use the privileges mechanisms
skip_grant_tables

# Do not listen for TCP/IP connections at all
skip_networking

# The number of open tables for all threads. (default:64)
table_cache=200

# How many threads the server should cache for reuse (default:0)
thread_cache_size=3

# wait 365d before dropping the DB connection (default:8h)
wait_timeout=31536000

[client]
default-character-set=utf8


Test 7:  SKIP
--------

MySQL server custom configuration not available.
Details: The custom configuration for the MySQL server was not found but is optional.

Test 8:  SUCCESS
--------

MySQL server configuration is usable.
Details: The MySQL server configuration was found at <a href='/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf'>/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf</a> and is readable.

File content of '/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf':
#
# Global Akonadi MySQL server settings,
# These settings can be adjusted using $HOME/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
#
# Based on advice by Kris Köhntopp <kris@mysql.com>
#
[mysqld]

# strict query parsing/interpretation
# TODO: make Akonadi work with those settings enabled
# sql_mode=strict_trans_tables,strict_all_tables,strict_error_for_division_by_zero,no_auto_create_user,no_auto_value_on_zero,no_engine_substitution,no_zero_date,no_zero_in_date,only_full_group_by,pipes_as_concat
# sql_mode=strict_trans_tables

# DEBUGGING:
# log all queries, useful for debugging but generates an enormous amount of data
# log=mysql.full
# log queries slower than n seconds, log file name relative to datadir (for debugging only)
# log_slow_queries=mysql.slow
# long_query_time=1
# log queries not using indices, debug only, disable for production use
# log_queries_not_using_indexes=1
#
# mesure database size and adjust innodb_buffer_pool_size
# SELECT sum(data_length) as bla, sum(index_length) as blub FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema not in ("mysql", "information_schema");

# NOTES:
# Keep Innob_log_waits and keep Innodb_buffer_pool_wait_free small (see show global status like "inno%", show global variables)

#expire_logs_days=3

#sync_bin_log=0

# Use UTF-8 encoding for tables
character_set_server=utf8
collation_server=utf8_general_ci

# use InnoDB for transactions and better crash recovery
default_storage_engine=innodb

# memory pool InnoDB uses to store data dictionary information and other internal data structures (default:1M)
innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=1M

# memory buffer InnoDB uses to cache data and indexes of its tables (default:128M)
# Larger values means less I/O
innodb_buffer_pool_size=80M

# Create a .ibd file for each table (default:0)
innodb_file_per_table=1

# Write out the log buffer to the log file at each commit (default:1)
innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2

# Buffer size used to write to the log files on disk (default:1M for builtin, 8M for plugin)
# larger values means less I/O
innodb_log_buffer_size=1M

# Size of each log file in a log group (default:5M) larger means less I/O but more time for recovery.
innodb_log_file_size=64M

# # error log file name, relative to datadir (default:hostname.err)
log_error=mysql.err

# print warnings and connection errors (default:1)
log_warnings=2

# Convert table named to lowercase
lower_case_table_names=1

# Maximum size of one packet or any generated/intermediate string. (default:1M)
max_allowed_packet=32M

# Maximum simultaneous connections allowed (default:100)
max_connections=256

# The two options below make no sense with prepared statements and/or transactions
# (make sense when having the same query multiple times)

# Memory allocated for caching query results (default:0 (disabled))
query_cache_size=0

# Do not cache results (default:1)
query_cache_type=0

# Do not use the privileges mechanisms
skip_grant_tables

# Do not listen for TCP/IP connections at all
skip_networking

# The number of open tables for all threads. (default:64)
table_cache=200

# How many threads the server should cache for reuse (default:0)
thread_cache_size=3

# wait 365d before dropping the DB connection (default:8h)
wait_timeout=31536000

[client]
default-character-set=utf8


Test 9:  SUCCESS
--------

akonadictl found and usable
Details: The program '/usr/bin/akonadictl' to control the Akonadi server was found and could be executed successfully.
Result:
Akonadi 1.8.1


Test 10:  ERROR
--------

Akonadi control process not registered at D-Bus.
Details: The Akonadi control process is not registered at D-Bus which typically means it was not started or encountered a fatal error during startup.

Test 11:  ERROR
--------

Akonadi server process not registered at D-Bus.
Details: The Akonadi server process is not registered at D-Bus which typically means it was not started or encountered a fatal error during startup.

Test 12:  ERROR
--------

Nepomuk search service not registered at D-Bus.
Details: The Nepomuk search service is not registered at D-Bus which typically means it was not started or encountered a fatal error during startup.

Test 13:  SKIP
--------

Protocol version check not possible.
Details: Without a connection to the server it is not possible to check if the protocol version meets the requirements.

Test 14:  ERROR
--------

No resource agents found.
Details: No resource agents have been found, Akonadi is not usable without at least one. This usually means that no resource agents are installed or that there is a setup problem. The following paths have been searched: '/usr/share/akonadi/agents'. The XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable is set to '/usr/share/default:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/'; make sure this includes all paths where Akonadi agents are installed.

Directory listing of '/usr/share/akonadi/agents':
akonadinepomukfeederagent.desktop
akonotesresource.desktop
archivemailagent.desktop
birthdaysresource.desktop
contactsresource.desktop
davgroupwareresource.desktop
facebookresource.desktop
gcalresource.desktop
googlecalendarresource.desktop
googlecontactsresource.desktop
googledataresource.desktop
icalresource.desktop
imapresource.desktop
invitationsagent.desktop
kabcresource.desktop
kalarmdirresource.desktop
kalarmresource.desktop
kcalresource.desktop
kdeaccountsresource.desktop
knutresource.desktop
kolabproxyresource.desktop
localbookmarksresource.desktop
maildirresource.desktop
maildispatcheragent.desktop
mailfilteragent.desktop
mboxresource.desktop
microblog.desktop
mixedmaildirresource.desktop
mtdummyresource.desktop
nepomuktagresource.desktop
nntpresource.desktop
notesresource.desktop
openxchangeresource.desktop
pop3resource.desktop
vcarddirresource.desktop
vcardresource.desktop

Environment variable XDG_DATA_DIRS is set to '/usr/share/default:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/'

Test 15:  ERROR
--------

Current Akonadi server error log found.
Details: The Akonadi server reported errors during its current startup. The log can be found in <a href='/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error'>/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error</a>.

File content of '/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error':
Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
arguments: ("--defaults-file=/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/socket-bruno-PC/mysql.socket")
stdout: ""
stderr: ""
exit code: 1
process error: "Process operation timed out"
"[
0: akonadiserver() [0x4188c4]
1: akonadiserver() [0x418c01]
2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364a0) [0x7fe4eae074a0]
3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7fe4eae07425]
4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7fe4eae0ab8b]
5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x122) [0x7fe4ec8ba4c2]
6: akonadiserver() [0x41aafb]
7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xb4) [0x7fe4ec9547c4]
8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x11645f) [0x7fe4ec95f45f]
9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x3b) [0x7fe4ec967a5b]
10: akonadiserver() [0x48c7aa]
11: akonadiserver() [0x41b857]
12: akonadiserver() [0x41c7d5]
13: akonadiserver() [0x41ddf7]
14: akonadiserver() [0x411ce3]
15: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7fe4eadf276d]
16: akonadiserver() [0x412641]
]
"


Test 16:  ERROR
--------

Previous Akonadi server error log found.
Details: The Akonadi server reported errors during its previous startup. The log can be found in <a href='/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old'>/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old</a>.

File content of '/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old':
Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
arguments: ("--defaults-file=/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/home/bruno/.local/share/akonadi/socket-bruno-PC/mysql.socket")
stdout: ""
stderr: ""
exit code: 1
process error: "Process operation timed out"
"[
0: akonadiserver() [0x4188c4]
1: akonadiserver() [0x418c01]
2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364a0) [0x7fa6d34554a0]
3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7fa6d3455425]
4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7fa6d3458b8b]
5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x122) [0x7fa6d4f084c2]
6: akonadiserver() [0x41aafb]
7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xb4) [0x7fa6d4fa27c4]
8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x11645f) [0x7fa6d4fad45f]
9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x3b) [0x7fa6d4fb5a5b]
10: akonadiserver() [0x48c7aa]
11: akonadiserver() [0x41b857]
12: akonadiserver() [0x41c7d5]
13: akonadiserver() [0x41ddf7]
14: akonadiserver() [0x411ce3]
15: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7fa6d344076d]
16: akonadiserver() [0x412641]
]
"


Test 17:  SUCCESS
--------

No current Akonadi control error log found.
Details: The Akonadi control process did not report any errors during its current startup.

Test 18:  SUCCESS
--------

No previous Akonadi control error log found.
Details: The Akonadi control process did not report any errors during its previous startup.



[Armstrong]

I posted the solution prematurely. After the re-install, Akonadi seemed to work momentarily. A few hours later and now I get the same identical error report when I attempt to open Kontact. Back to the drawing board.
Slainte,
Hunter

[bfds89]

I think I managed to solve the problem without the need to reinstall the system.
I deleted everything related to Akonadi in the Home folder. And then after restart the system I reconfigured Kmail and it worked flawlessly. Dont know if it will work with you. But for me it did.

Regards

[Armstrong]

I still haven't found a solution that works. I have even reinstalled Mint 13 KDE and Akonadi/PIMS will not run. I cannot get Akonadi started. I did enter the following command at root: akonadictl start. It resulted in the following:

hunter-Lenovo-IdeaPad-P580 ~ # akonadictl start
Starting Akonadi Server...
done.
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
hunter-Lenovo-IdeaPad-P580 ~ # search paths: ("/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/libexec", "/usr/libexec", "/opt/mysql/libexec", "/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin", "/opt/mysql/sbin")
Found mysql_install_db: "/usr/bin/mysql_install_db"
Found mysqlcheck: "/usr/bin/mysqlcheck"
Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
arguments: ("--defaults-file=/root/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/root/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/root/.local/share/akonadi/socket-hunter-Lenovo-IdeaPad-P580/mysql.socket")
stdout: ""
stderr: "130304 10:53:17 [ERROR] Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how to run mysqld as root!

130304 10:53:17 [ERROR] Aborting

130304 10:53:17 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

"
exit code: 1
process error: "Unknown error"
"[
0: akonadiserver() [0x419875]
1: akonadiserver() [0x419b3c]
2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364a0) [0x7f17f1f054a0]
3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7f17f1f05425]
4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7f17f1f08b8b]
5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x11b) [0x7f17f39d350b]
6: akonadiserver() [0x41bc82]
7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xaf) [0x7f17f3a6fcaf]
8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x119272) [0x7f17f3a7b272]
9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x39) [0x7f17f3a84109]
10: akonadiserver() [0x412e96]
11: akonadiserver() [0x4a0d33]
12: akonadiserver() [0x41ca21]
13: akonadiserver() [0x41e1e5]
14: akonadiserver() [0x41f8e7]
15: akonadiserver() [0x4123f2]
16: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f17f1ef076d]
17: akonadiserver() [0x412d21]
]
"
ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
search paths: ("/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/libexec", "/usr/libexec", "/opt/mysql/libexec", "/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin", "/opt/mysql/sbin")
Found mysql_install_db: "/usr/bin/mysql_install_db"
Found mysqlcheck: "/usr/bin/mysqlcheck"
Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
arguments: ("--defaults-file=/root/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/root/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/root/.local/share/akonadi/socket-hunter-Lenovo-IdeaPad-P580/mysql.socket")
stdout: ""
stderr: "130304 10:53:17 [ERROR] Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how to run mysqld as root!

130304 10:53:17 [ERROR] Aborting

130304 10:53:17 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

"
exit code: 1
process error: "Unknown error"
"[
0: akonadiserver() [0x419875]
1: akonadiserver() [0x419b3c]
2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364a0) [0x7f71349414a0]
3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7f7134941425]
4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7f7134944b8b]
5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x11b) [0x7f713640f50b]
6: akonadiserver() [0x41bc82]
7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xaf) [0x7f71364abcaf]
8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x119272) [0x7f71364b7272]
9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x39) [0x7f71364c0109]
10: akonadiserver() [0x412e96]
11: akonadiserver() [0x4a0d33]
12: akonadiserver() [0x41ca21]
13: akonadiserver() [0x41e1e5]
14: akonadiserver() [0x41f8e7]
15: akonadiserver() [0x4123f2]
16: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f713492c76d]
17: akonadiserver() [0x412d21]
]
"
ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
search paths: ("/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/libexec", "/usr/libexec", "/opt/mysql/libexec", "/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin", "/opt/mysql/sbin")
Found mysql_install_db: "/usr/bin/mysql_install_db"
Found mysqlcheck: "/usr/bin/mysqlcheck"
Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
arguments: ("--defaults-file=/root/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/root/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/root/.local/share/akonadi/socket-hunter-Lenovo-IdeaPad-P580/mysql.socket")
stdout: ""
stderr: "130304 10:53:17 [ERROR] Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how to run mysqld as root!

130304 10:53:17 [ERROR] Aborting

130304 10:53:17 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

"
exit code: 1
process error: "Unknown error"
"[
0: akonadiserver() [0x419875]
1: akonadiserver() [0x419b3c]
2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364a0) [0x7fc1c90c14a0]
3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7fc1c90c1425]
4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7fc1c90c4b8b]
5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x11b) [0x7fc1cab8f50b]
6: akonadiserver() [0x41bc82]
7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xaf) [0x7fc1cac2bcaf]
8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x119272) [0x7fc1cac37272]
9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x39) [0x7fc1cac40109]
10: akonadiserver() [0x412e96]
11: akonadiserver() [0x4a0d33]
12: akonadiserver() [0x41ca21]
13: akonadiserver() [0x41e1e5]
14: akonadiserver() [0x41f8e7]
15: akonadiserver() [0x4123f2]
16: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7fc1c90ac76d]
17: akonadiserver() [0x412d21]
]
"
ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
search paths: ("/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/libexec", "/usr/libexec", "/opt/mysql/libexec", "/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin", "/opt/mysql/sbin")
Found mysql_install_db: "/usr/bin/mysql_install_db"
Found mysqlcheck: "/usr/bin/mysqlcheck"
Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
arguments: ("--defaults-file=/root/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/root/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/root/.local/share/akonadi/socket-hunter-Lenovo-IdeaPad-P580/mysql.socket")
stdout: ""
stderr: "130304 10:53:17 [ERROR] Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how to run mysqld as root!

130304 10:53:17 [ERROR] Aborting

130304 10:53:17 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

"
exit code: 1
process error: "Unknown error"
"[
0: akonadiserver() [0x419875]
1: akonadiserver() [0x419b3c]
2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x364a0) [0x7fda7db764a0]
3: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7fda7db76425]
4: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x17b) [0x7fda7db79b8b]
5: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x11b) [0x7fda7f64450b]
6: akonadiserver() [0x41bc82]
7: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xaf) [0x7fda7f6e0caf]
8: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x119272) [0x7fda7f6ec272]
9: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x39) [0x7fda7f6f5109]
10: akonadiserver() [0x412e96]
11: akonadiserver() [0x4a0d33]
12: akonadiserver() [0x41ca21]
13: akonadiserver() [0x41e1e5]
14: akonadiserver() [0x41f8e7]
15: akonadiserver() [0x4123f2]
16: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7fda7db6176d]
17: akonadiserver() [0x412d21]
]
"
ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
"akonadiserver" crashed too often and will not be restarted!


I have highlighted what I thought was a key element. I have yet to find the Security Manual though. From browsing other Linux forums, I gather that this isn't exactly a new problem. I have read that it involves passwords for Akonadi, but I have no idea how to execute this solution, if, in fact, it is the solution to my problem. Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks.
Slainte,
Hunter