[mythtv-users] Unable to start mariadb after Debian system upgrade

[Jay Harbeston]

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> jan 22 10:20:31 server mariadbd[23901]: 2023-01-22 10:20:31 0 [ERROR] InnoDB: Plugin initialization aborted with error Data structure corruption
> jan 22 10:20:31 server mariadbd[23901]: 2023-01-22 10:20:31 0 [Note] InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
> jan 22 10:20:31 server mariadbd[23901]: 2023-01-22 10:20:31 0 [ERROR] Plugin 'InnoDB' init function returned error.
> jan 22 10:20:31 server mariadbd[23901]: 2023-01-22 10:20:31 0 [ERROR] Plugin 'InnoDB' registration as a STORAGE ENGINE failed.
> jan 22 10:20:31 server mariadbd[23901]: 2023-01-22 10:20:31 0 [Note] Plugin 'FEEDBACK' is disabled.
> jan 22 10:20:31 server mariadbd[23901]: 2023-01-22 10:20:31 0 [ERROR] Unknown/unsupported storage engine: InnoDB
> jan 22 10:20:31 server mariadbd[23901]: 2023-01-22 10:20:31 0 [ERROR] Aborting
> jan 22 10:20:31 server systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
> jan 22 10:20:31 server systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
> jan 22 10:20:31 server systemd[1]: Failed to start MariaDB 10.5.18 database server.
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The first line in the  above error is indicating that your database is messed up so that InnoDB cannot start. Looks like you need to fix the db first.

Regards