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Update MariaDB Bullseye info 

Specifically note that setting a root password is not required (or recommended; unix socket authentication is better than simple password auth).
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@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Run the following commands.
sudo apt install mariadb-server
sudo apt install zoneminder
When mariadb is installed for the first time, it doesn't add a password to the root user. Therefore, for security, it is recommended to run ``mysql secure installation``.
By default MariaDB uses `unix socket authentication`_, so no root user password is required (root MariaDB user access only avaialble to local root Linux user). If you wish, you can set a root MariaDB password (and apply other security tweaks) by running `mariadb-secure-installation`_.
**Step 3:** Setup permissions for zm.conf
@ -337,3 +337,6 @@ Reload Apache to enable your changes and then start ZoneMinder.
sudo systemctl start zoneminder
You are now ready to go with ZoneMinder. Open a browser and type either ``localhost/zm`` one the local machine or ``{IP-OF-ZM-SERVER}/zm`` if you connect from a remote computer.
.. _unix socket authentication: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/authentication-plugin-unix-socket/
.. _mariadb-secure-installation: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mysql_secure_installation/