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

[Mike Perkins]

On 22/01/2023 14:46, Jay Harbeston wrote:
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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.
> 
I think you missed the other erorr message:

jan 22 10:20:31 server mariadbd[23901]: 2023-01-22 10:20:31 0 [ERROR] Unknown/unsupported storage 
engine: InnoDB

If the db is Innodb and Innodb hasn't been installed, I could easily see this error happening.

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Mike Perkins