installed mariadb-server-10.1 package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 4

[DrMTR]

Hi Kali Fans

Today i wanted to upgrade my Kali from 2018.4 to latest one 2019.3, and all passed fine except this error that i get when i run update and upgrade command.

Removing mariadb-server-10.1 (1:10.1.35-1) ...
Failed to stop mariadb.service: Access denied
See system logs and 'systemctl status mariadb.service' for details.
dpkg: error processing package mariadb-server-10.1 (--remove):
 installed mariadb-server-10.1 package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 4
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Failed to reload daemon: Access denied
Failed to reload daemon: Access denied
Failed to get unit file state for mariadb.service: Access denied
Failed to retrieve unit state: Access denied
mariadb.service is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mariadb-server-10.1
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Any help how to fix this? Thanks

[Jaeger]

I'm faced with the same problem. Any help will be appreciated