[rt-users] Unable to connect to MySQL during RT upgrade

[Alex Hall]

Hello list,
I'm upgrading from the Debian RT 4.2.8 package to the source 4.4.1, and am
stuck at the 'make upgrade-database' step. When I enter the root password,
my version, and 'y' to have it begin, it immediately says it can't connect
and exits with code 255. Here's what I've tried thus far, in no particular
order:

* restore my backup of the 4.2.8 database to the rt441 database
* change the username for the RT MySQL account from rtuser (which 4.2.8
used) to rt_user, since that's what the RT_Config.pm file has
* change rt_user's password to match what's in the config file (that is,
PASSWORD('pwd'))
* moved 4.2.8's configuration files to /opt/rt4/etc/RT_SiteConfig.d, but I
can't figure out how to apply them
* checked that no one else is connected to MySQL (they're not)
* restarted and then stopped request-tracker4, stopped the FCGI server for
4.2.8, and restarted Nginx
* granted full privileges on rt441 to rt_user, then flushed privileges

I'm out of ideas. Can anyone suggest why the upgrade can't log in? I know
the account works, because I can use rt_user to log into MySQL directly,
using the same password as in the config file. What have I missed?

-- 
Alex Hall
Automatic Distributors, IT department
ahall at autodist.com
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