MariaDB doesn't start after "zypper dup"

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After Tumbleweed distribution update to 20251015, MariaDB doesn’t start anymore. (No database was created previously.)

adrian@kepler:~> sudo systemctl start mariadb
Job for mariadb.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status mariadb.service" and "journalctl -xeu mariadb.service" for details.
adrian@kepler:~> sudo systemctl status mariadb
× mariadb.service - MariaDB database server
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2025-10-16 21:57:52 -03; 1min 49s ago
 Invocation: 2d801e78fa1b4bc9b35282be3ad3f68b
       Docs: man:mysqld(8)
             https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
    Process: 3692 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/mysql/mysql-systemd-helper install (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 3699 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/mysql/mysql-systemd-helper upgrade (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 2.563s

Oct 16 21:56:51 kepler mysql-systemd-helper[3699]: Trying to run upgrade of MySQL databases...
Oct 16 21:56:51 kepler mysql-systemd-helper[3699]: Running protected MySQL...
Oct 16 21:56:51 kepler mysql-systemd-helper[3699]: Waiting for MySQL to start
Oct 16 21:56:51 kepler mysql-systemd-helper[3713]: /usr/sbin/mysqld: Deprecated program name. It will be remo>
Oct 16 21:57:52 kepler mysql-systemd-helper[3699]: MySQL is still dead
Oct 16 21:57:52 kepler mysql-systemd-helper[3699]: MySQL didn't start, can't continue
Oct 16 21:57:52 kepler systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Oct 16 21:57:52 kepler systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Oct 16 21:57:52 kepler systemd[1]: Failed to start MariaDB database server.
Oct 16 21:57:52 kepler systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Consumed 2.563s CPU time.
adrian@kepler:~> sudo journalctl -xeu mariadb.service
[sudo] password for adrian: 
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░░ An ExecStartPre= process belonging to unit mariadb.service has exited.
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░░ The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 1.
Oct 16 21:57:52 kepler systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
░░ Subject: Unit failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ The unit mariadb.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'.
Oct 16 21:57:52 kepler systemd[1]: Failed to start MariaDB database server.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit mariadb.service has failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ A start job for unit mariadb.service has finished with a failure.
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░░ The job identifier is 6020 and the job result is failed.
Oct 16 21:57:52 kepler systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Consumed 2.563s CPU time.
░░ Subject: Resources consumed by unit runtime
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ The unit mariadb.service completed and consumed the indicated resources.

Can somebody help me?
Thank you in advance.

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I tried uninstalling and reinstalling mariaDB using Yast, but it still doesn’t work.

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Thank you, jsc!

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