Bug 372236

Summary: Akonadi will not start
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] Akonadi Reporter: Stuart <sbeech>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: critical CC: claudio.bruzzese, dvratil, etienne, kdepim-bugs, loewe.e, mr.rostami94, msovin55, sbopsahl, shawn.thor
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Stuart 2016-11-09 02:47:33 UTC
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/stuart/.config/akonadi/akonadiserverrc':
[%General]
Driver=QMYSQL

[QMYSQL]
Name=akonadi
Host=
Options="UNIX_SOCKET=/tmp/akonadi-stuart.3lRYnN/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: 161109  2:41:53 [Warning] Using unique option prefix key_buffer instead of key_buffer_size is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use the full name instead.
/usr/sbin/mysqld  Ver 5.5.53-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 for debian-linux-gnu on i686 ((Ubuntu))


Test 5:  SUCCESS
--------

No current MySQL error log found.
Details: The MySQL server did not report any errors during this startup. The log can be found in '/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/mysql.err'.

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)
# Deprecated in MySQL >= 5.6.3
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_open_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

# We use InnoDB, so don't let MyISAM eat up memory
key_buffer_size=16K

[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/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf'>/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf</a> and is readable.

File content of '/home/stuart/.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)
# Deprecated in MySQL >= 5.6.3
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_open_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

# We use InnoDB, so don't let MyISAM eat up memory
key_buffer_size=16K

[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 1.12.91


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:  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 13:  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/cinnamon:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/usr/share/mdm/'; make sure this includes all paths where Akonadi agents are installed.

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

Environment variable XDG_DATA_DIRS is set to '/usr/share/cinnamon:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/usr/share/mdm/'

Test 14:  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/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error'>/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error</a>.

File content of '/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error':
Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection! 
executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi" 
arguments: ("--defaults-file=/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/tmp/akonadi-stuart.3lRYnN/mysql.socket") 
stdout: "" 
stderr: "/usr/sbin/mysqld: Error on realpath() on '/var/lib/mysql-files' (Error 2)
161109  2:38:07 [ERROR] Failed to access directory for --secure-file-priv. Please make sure that directory exists and is accessible by MySQL Server. Supplied value : /var/lib/mysql-files
161109  2:38:07 [ERROR] Aborting

" 
exit code: 1 
process error: "Unknown error" 
"[
0: akonadiserver() [0x805c525]
1: akonadiserver() [0x805c7ae]
2: [0xb76e4d2c]
3: [0xb76e4d50]
4: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x47) [0xb6e79687]
5: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x143) [0xb6e7cab3]
6: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x123) [0xb743cd73]
7: akonadiserver() [0x805e5f4]
8: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xc8) [0xb74e1488]
9: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x11083e) [0xb74f183e]
10: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x35) [0xb74faf35]
11: akonadiserver() [0x805781a]
12: akonadiserver() [0x80c872f]
13: akonadiserver() [0x805f269]
14: akonadiserver() [0x80617ee]
15: akonadiserver() [0x812d028]
16: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN14QMetaCallEvent13placeMetaCallEP7QObject+0x3a) [0xb756b8aa]
17: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN7QObject5eventEP6QEvent+0x20b) [0xb75736fb]
18: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN23QCoreApplicationPrivate13notify_helperEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0x60) [0xb755a040]
19: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication6notifyEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0x54) [0xb755a0a4]
20: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication14notifyInternalEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0x7a) [0xb7559e4a]
21: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN23QCoreApplicationPrivate16sendPostedEventsEP7QObjectiP11QThreadData+0x1dd) [0xb755d70d]
22: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication16sendPostedEventsEP7QObjecti+0x2c) [0xb755dc1c]
23: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x1a923e) [0xb758a23e]
24: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_dispatch+0x273) [0xb6d4a1e3]
25: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(+0x47468) [0xb6d4a468]
26: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_iteration+0x38) [0xb6d4a528]
27: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN20QEventDispatcherGlib13processEventsE6QFlagsIN10QEventLoop17ProcessEventsFlagEE+0x6b) [0xb758993b]
28: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN10QEventLoop13processEventsE6QFlagsINS_17ProcessEventsFlagEE+0x43) [0xb7558823]
29: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN10QEventLoop4execE6QFlagsINS_17ProcessEventsFlagEE+0x179) [0xb7558b49]
30: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication4execEv+0x8e) [0xb755e8fe]
31: akonadiserver() [0x805685b]
32: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf3) [0xb6e64af3]
33: akonadiserver() [0x8057412]
]
" 


Test 15:  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/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old'>/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old</a>.

File content of '/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/akonadiserver.error.old':
Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection! 
executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi" 
arguments: ("--defaults-file=/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/home/stuart/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/tmp/akonadi-stuart.3lRYnN/mysql.socket") 
stdout: "" 
stderr: "/usr/sbin/mysqld: Error on realpath() on '/var/lib/mysql-files' (Error 2)
161109  2:38:07 [ERROR] Failed to access directory for --secure-file-priv. Please make sure that directory exists and is accessible by MySQL Server. Supplied value : /var/lib/mysql-files
161109  2:38:07 [ERROR] Aborting

" 
exit code: 1 
process error: "Unknown error" 
"[
0: akonadiserver() [0x805c525]
1: akonadiserver() [0x805c7ae]
2: [0xb7742d2c]
3: [0xb7742d50]
4: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x47) [0xb6ed7687]
5: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(abort+0x143) [0xb6edaab3]
6: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_Z17qt_message_output9QtMsgTypePKc+0x123) [0xb749ad73]
7: akonadiserver() [0x805e5f4]
8: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN9QIODevice5writeEPKcx+0xc8) [0xb753f488]
9: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x11083e) [0xb754f83e]
10: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN11QTextStreamD1Ev+0x35) [0xb7558f35]
11: akonadiserver() [0x805781a]
12: akonadiserver() [0x80c872f]
13: akonadiserver() [0x805f269]
14: akonadiserver() [0x80617ee]
15: akonadiserver() [0x812d028]
16: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN14QMetaCallEvent13placeMetaCallEP7QObject+0x3a) [0xb75c98aa]
17: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN7QObject5eventEP6QEvent+0x20b) [0xb75d16fb]
18: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN23QCoreApplicationPrivate13notify_helperEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0x60) [0xb75b8040]
19: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication6notifyEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0x54) [0xb75b80a4]
20: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication14notifyInternalEP7QObjectP6QEvent+0x7a) [0xb75b7e4a]
21: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN23QCoreApplicationPrivate16sendPostedEventsEP7QObjectiP11QThreadData+0x1dd) [0xb75bb70d]
22: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication16sendPostedEventsEP7QObjecti+0x2c) [0xb75bbc1c]
23: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(+0x1a923e) [0xb75e823e]
24: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_dispatch+0x273) [0xb6da81e3]
25: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(+0x47468) [0xb6da8468]
26: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_iteration+0x38) [0xb6da8528]
27: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN20QEventDispatcherGlib13processEventsE6QFlagsIN10QEventLoop17ProcessEventsFlagEE+0x6b) [0xb75e793b]
28: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN10QEventLoop13processEventsE6QFlagsINS_17ProcessEventsFlagEE+0x43) [0xb75b6823]
29: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN10QEventLoop4execE6QFlagsINS_17ProcessEventsFlagEE+0x179) [0xb75b6b49]
30: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication4execEv+0x8e) [0xb75bc8fe]
31: akonadiserver() [0x805685b]
32: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf3) [0xb6ec2af3]
33: akonadiserver() [0x8057412]
]
" 


Test 16:  SUCCESS
--------

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

Test 17:  SUCCESS
--------

No previous Akonadi control error log found.
Details: The Akonadi control process did not report any errors during its previous startup.
Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2016-11-11 17:01:03 UTC
Could you please state your distribution and/or updates that cause this issue?
Comment 2 Christoph Feck 2016-11-11 17:05:04 UTC
*** Bug 372278 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Stuart 2016-11-14 14:22:37 UTC
(In reply to Christoph Feck from comment #1)
> Could you please state your distribution and/or updates that cause this
> issue?

Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
I have tended to do updates maybe once a week or fortnight. I'm not sure as to which update may have caused Akonadi to stop working.
Comment 4 Christoph Feck 2016-11-15 11:41:56 UTC
*** Bug 372462 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 claudio 2016-11-15 17:14:21 UTC
(In reply to Christoph Feck from comment #4)
> *** Bug 372462 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

my distribution is debian 8.
kmail started to fail immediately after I installed the lsb-core package as requested by message of apt-get dist-upgrade to make operative google-earth.
Comment 6 Daniel Vrátil 2016-11-18 13:35:01 UTC
This is a known issue with MySQL and certain distribution setups.

You can workaround it by creating a file ~/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf with the following line:

secure_file_priv=



(yup, there's nothing after the "=")

Then MySQL should start as expected.
Comment 7 claudio 2016-11-19 13:49:40 UTC
(In reply to Daniel Vrátil from comment #6)
> This is a known issue with MySQL and certain distribution setups.
> 
> You can workaround it by creating a file ~/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf
> with the following line:
> 
> secure_file_priv=
> 
> 
> 
> (yup, there's nothing after the "=")
> 
> Then MySQL should start as expected.

Thanks Daniel, I tried but this does not work for me. I have have also updated the system (apt-get dist-update has detected some update for akonadi), but without effects (kmail always returns the same error as before).
Comment 8 Etienne 2016-11-25 22:47:18 UTC
Same report for me on KDE 5, Kubuntu 16.10 up to date.
Daniel's workaround not worked for me either.

Using "aconadictl start" gives me :
titi@TiTi-MSI-GT70-2OC:~$ sudo akonadictl start
Starting Akonadi Server...
   done.
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
titi@TiTi-MSI-GT70-2OC:/var/lib$ akonadiprivate_log: search paths:  ("/usr/local/sbin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", "/snap/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"
Using mysqld: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
mysqld reports version 5.7.16 (Oracle MySQL)
Executing:  "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi" "--defaults-file=/etc/xdg/akonadi/mysql-global.conf --initialize --datadir=/home/titi/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/"
mysqld: [ERROR] Could not open required defaults file: /etc/xdg/akonadi/mysql-global.conf
mysqld: [ERROR] Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted!
Executing: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi" "--defaults-file=/home/titi/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf --datadir=/home/titi/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/ --socket=/tmp/akonadi-root.gPGaHw/mysql.socket"
Database process exited unexpectedly during initial connection!
executable: "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi"
arguments: ("--defaults-file=/home/titi/.local/share/akonadi/mysql.conf", "--datadir=/home/titi/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/", "--socket=/tmp/akonadi-root.gPGaHw/mysql.socket")
stdout: ""
stderr: "mysqld: Error on realpath() on '/var/lib/mysql-files' (Error 2 - No such file or directory)\n2016-11-25T22:44:21.765496Z 0 [Warning] The syntax '--log_warnings/-W' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use '--log_error_verbosity' instead.\n2016-11-25T22:44:21.765542Z 0 [Warning] TIMESTAMP with implicit DEFAULT value is deprecated. Please use --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp server option (see documentation for more details).\n2016-11-25T22:44:21.765585Z 0 [ERROR] Failed to access directory for --secure-file-priv. Please make sure that directory exists and is accessible by MySQL Server. Supplied value : /var/lib/mysql-files\n2016-11-25T22:44:21.765589Z 0 [ERROR] Aborting\n\n2016-11-25T22:44:21.765601Z 0 [Note] Binlog end\n"
exit code: 1
process error: "Unknown error"
terminating service threads
terminating connection threads
stopping db process
Failed to remove Unix socket
Failed to remove runtime connection config file
Application 'akonadiserver' exited normally...
Comment 9 Etienne 2016-11-27 23:13:30 UTC
Found DENIED access reports in Syslog so I disabled mysqld-akonady profile in AppArmor.
Found /var/lib/mysql-files not found trying to start "/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi --defaults-file=/etc/xdg/akonadi/mysql-global.conf --initialize --datadir=/home/titi/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/" manually
Installed mysql-server

Finally got an Unknown Error... Don't know where to look further.
Comment 10 Christoph Feck 2016-11-29 23:05:27 UTC
*** Bug 373073 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 11 Christoph Feck 2016-12-07 14:52:14 UTC
*** Bug 373140 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 12 Christoph Feck 2017-02-09 23:04:56 UTC
*** Bug 376219 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 13 Christoph Feck 2017-02-09 23:05:25 UTC
*** Bug 376174 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***