attempt to clarify password instructions

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/databases/mysql-server/MESSAGE b/databases/mysql-server/MESSAGE
index 579740d9a02..5a828c3667e 100644
--- a/databases/mysql-server/MESSAGE
+++ b/databases/mysql-server/MESSAGE
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+The MySQL directory `${MYSQL_DATADIR}' should be owned by the
+user `${MYSQL_USER}' and group `${MYSQL_GROUP}'.  This can be done with:
+	chown -R ${MYSQL_USER}:${MYSQL_GROUP} ${MYSQL_DATADIR}
+
+
 If this is a new installation, please remember to set a password for
 the MySQL root user!  This is done by running both:
 	${PREFIX}/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password 'new-password'
 	${PREFIX}/bin/mysqladmin -h `hostname` -u root -p password 'new-password'
+(The "Enter password:" prompt is asking for the existing password. 
+As there is no existing password, just press Return.)
 
 See the manual for more instructions.
-
-The MySQL directory `${MYSQL_DATADIR}' should be owned by the
-user `${MYSQL_USER}' and group `${MYSQL_GROUP}'.  This can be done with:
-	chown -R ${MYSQL_USER}:${MYSQL_GROUP} ${MYSQL_DATADIR}
-