Fix for bug#18516 (also #19353, reported for 5.1):

In addition to include "mysql_upgrade" in a RPM, it should also be called
when the RPM is upgraded.

support-files/mysql.server.sh

@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:$basedir/bin
 export PATH
 
 mode=$1    # start or stop
+shift
+other_args="$*"   # uncommon, but needed when called from an RPM upgrade action
+           # Expected: "--skip-networking --skip-grant-tables"
+           # They are not checked here, intentionally, as it is the resposibility
+           # of the "spec" file author to give correct arguments only.
 
 case `echo "testing\c"`,`echo -n testing` in
     *c*,-n*) echo_n=   echo_c=     ;;
@@ -264,6 +269,11 @@ case "$mode" in
     echo $echo_n "Starting MySQL"
     if test -x $manager -a "$use_mysqld_safe" = "0"
     then
+      if test -n "$other_args"
+      then
+        log_failure_msg "MySQL manager does not support options '$other_args'"
+        exit 1
+      fi
       # Give extra arguments to mysqld with the my.cnf file. This script may
       # be overwritten at next upgrade.
       $manager --user=$user --pid-file=$pid_file >/dev/null 2>&1 &
@@ -279,7 +289,7 @@ case "$mode" in
       # Give extra arguments to mysqld with the my.cnf file. This script
       # may be overwritten at next upgrade.
       pid_file=$server_pid_file
-      $bindir/mysqld_safe --datadir=$datadir --pid-file=$server_pid_file >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+      $bindir/mysqld_safe --datadir=$datadir --pid-file=$server_pid_file $other_args >/dev/null 2>&1 &
       wait_for_pid created
 
       # Make lock for RedHat / SuSE
@@ -327,8 +337,8 @@ case "$mode" in
   'restart')
     # Stop the service and regardless of whether it was
     # running or not, start it again.
-    $0 stop
-    $0 start
+    $0 stop  $other_args
+    $0 start $other_args
     ;;
 
   'reload')
@@ -343,7 +353,7 @@ case "$mode" in
 
   *)
     # usage
-    echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|restart|reload"
+    echo "Usage: $0  {start|stop|restart|reload}  [ MySQL server options ]"
     exit 1
     ;;
 esac

support-files/mysql.spec.sh

@@ -485,7 +485,16 @@ chown -R %{mysqld_user}:%{mysqld_group} $mysql_datadir
 %{_bindir}/mysql_install_db --rpm --user=%{mysqld_user}
 
 # Upgrade databases if needed
-%{_bindir}/mysql_upgrade --user=%{mysqld_user}
+# This must be done as database user "root", who should be password-protected,
+# but this password is not available here.
+# So ensure the server is isolated as much as possible, and start it so that
+# passwords are not checked.
+# See the related change in the start script "/etc/init.d/mysql".
+chmod 700 $mysql_datadir
+%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/mysql start --skip-networking --skip-grant-tables
+%{_bindir}/mysql_upgrade
+%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/mysql stop  --skip-networking --skip-grant-tables
+chmod 755 $mysql_datadir
 
 # Change permissions again to fix any new files.
 chown -R %{mysqld_user}:%{mysqld_group} $mysql_datadir
@@ -723,6 +732,11 @@ fi
 # itself - note that they must be ordered by date (important when
 # merging BK trees)
 %changelog 
+* Tue Jun 20 2006 Joerg Bruehe <joerg@mysql.com>
+
+- To run "mysql_upgrade", we need a running server;
+  start it in isolation and skip password checks.
+
 * Sat May 20 2006 Kent Boortz <kent@mysql.com>
 
 - Always compile for PIC, position independent code.