From 3a190bc9dee3b220b2b0e558b542d15e73ca562d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arun Isaac
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 19:54:09 +0100
Subject: Explain why a root password reset is necessary.

---
 topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi b/topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi
index dea3675..9ebb48b 100644
--- a/topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi
+++ b/topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Setting up mariadb in a Guix container is the preferred and easier method. But,
 ```
 $ sudo $(./containers/db-container.sh)
 ```
-Then, enter the container using guix container exec and set the root password to a blank.
+By default, mariadb allows passwordless login for root only on the local machine. So, enter the container using guix container exec and set the root password to a blank.
 ```
 $ mysql -u root
 MariaDB [(none)]> SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD("");
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