After install run "zm_database_init" to create the database and the zm database user (zm_admin). The config file is automaticly adjusted with the entered password for zm_admin. If you want to use X10 thwn install the the required perl module with cpan. information: during the run of zm_database_init a .my.cnf will be created/updated (in the home directory of root) so that root can access the database without password. It Does not delete the .my.cnf when it exists, but checks whether it has an entry for the mysql client [client] which contains as username root. When the entry not exist or the username is not root the .my.cnf will be modified to fit the above requirements.