my.cnf: !includedir /etc/mysql/mariadb.d [client] user=root password= pager = less -Sin # emerge --config mariadb Configuring pkg... * Trying to get password for mysql 'root' user from 'mysql' section ... * Trying to get password for mysql 'root' user from 'client' section ... * Found password in 'client' section! * Please provide a password for the mysql 'root' user now * or through the /root/.my.cnf file. * Avoid ["'\_%] characters in the password > It says "Found password in 'client' section!" but I got a prompt to insert a password. This does not happen if the password in my.cnf is not blank.
