Mathias --
They had been: % ls -l /etc/mysql/debian-start -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1198 2008-03-19 13:58 /etc/mysql/debian-start*
They are currently: % ls -l /etc/mysql/debian-start -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1198 2008-03-19 13:58 /etc/mysql/debian-start*
Please note the method to solve the problem that I submitted as a comment.
Mathias --
They had been: debian- start debian- start*
% ls -l /etc/mysql/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1198 2008-03-19 13:58 /etc/mysql/
They are currently: debian- start debian- start*
% ls -l /etc/mysql/
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1198 2008-03-19 13:58 /etc/mysql/
Please note the method to solve the problem that I submitted as a comment.