From 4db7a92b8b3ec438c7a03c1e14c635ba2194c975 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arun Isaac
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 19:51:34 +0100
Subject: Reset database root password from inside the development container.

---
 topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi b/topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi
index 3b743b9..dea3675 100644
--- a/topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi
+++ b/topics/database/setting-up-local-development-database.gmi
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ Setting up mariadb in a Guix container is the preferred and easier method. But,
 ```
 $ sudo $(./containers/db-container.sh)
 ```
-You should now be able to connect to the database using
+Then, enter the container using guix container exec and set the root password to a blank.
+```
+$ mysql -u root
+MariaDB [(none)]> SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD("");
+```
+You should now be able to connect to the database from outside the container using
 ```
 $ mysql --protocol tcp -u root
 ```
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