diff -Nur --no-dereference smeserver-mysql-2.7.0.old/rootscl/etc/logrotate.d/mariadb_VER_ smeserver-mysql-2.7.0/rootscl/etc/logrotate.d/mariadb_VER_
--- smeserver-mysql-2.7.0.old/rootscl/etc/logrotate.d/mariadb_VER_	2022-03-11 21:34:28.000000000 -0500
+++ smeserver-mysql-2.7.0/rootscl/etc/logrotate.d/mariadb_VER_	2022-03-13 01:33:07.924000000 -0500
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
         compress
     postrotate
 	# just if mysqld is really running
-	if test -x /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/bin/mysqladmin && \
-	   /usr/bin/scl enable rh-mariadb!!!VER!!! -- /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/bin/mysqladmin ping &>/dev/null
+	if test -x /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/bin/mysqladmin   && \
+	   /usr/bin/scl enable rh-mariadb!!!VER!!! -- /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/bin/mysqladmin --socket=!!!SOCKET!!! ping &>/dev/null
 	then
-	   /usr/bin/scl enable rh-mariadb!!!VER!!! -- /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/bin/mysqladmin --local flush-error-log \
+	   /usr/bin/scl enable rh-mariadb!!!VER!!! -- /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/bin/mysqladmin --socket=!!!SOCKET!!! --local flush-error-log \
               flush-engine-log flush-general-log flush-slow-log
 	fi
     endscript
diff -Nur --no-dereference smeserver-mysql-2.7.0.old/rootscl/sbin/e-smith/systemd/mariadb_VER_-initialize smeserver-mysql-2.7.0/rootscl/sbin/e-smith/systemd/mariadb_VER_-initialize
--- smeserver-mysql-2.7.0.old/rootscl/sbin/e-smith/systemd/mariadb_VER_-initialize	2022-03-12 00:27:43.000000000 -0500
+++ smeserver-mysql-2.7.0/rootscl/sbin/e-smith/systemd/mariadb_VER_-initialize	2022-03-13 01:24:53.334000000 -0500
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@
         fi
         exit $ret
     fi
-    # set root password
-    /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/libexec/mysqld --bootstrap --datadir="$datadir" --user="mysql" < /var/lib/mysql/set.password
+    # set root password , 104 and above have a different syntax and allow root passwordless access
+    if [ !!!VER!!! -le  103 ]
+    then
+      /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/libexec/mysqld --bootstrap --datadir="$datadir" --user="mysql" < /var/lib/mysql/set.password
+    fi
     # upgrade does not need to be run on a fresh datadir
     #echo "5.7.24" >"$datadir/mysql_upgrade_info"
     # In case we're running as root, make sure files are owned properly
@@ -46,7 +49,10 @@
         /sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/e-smith/sql/init!!!VER!!!/00_restore_dumped_dbs
     fi
 else
-   # else we set root password anyway ! just to be sure !
-   /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/libexec/mysqld --bootstrap --datadir="$datadir" --user="mysql" < /var/lib/mysql/set.password
-
+   # else we set root password anyway ! just to be sure ! 104 and above have a different syntax and allow root passwordless access
+   if [ !!!VER!!! -le  103 ]
+   then
+     /opt/rh/rh-mariadb!!!VER!!!/root/usr/libexec/mysqld --bootstrap --datadir="$datadir" --user="mysql" < /var/lib/mysql/set.password
+   fi
+   exit 0
 fi