From b6297c5d1ddf95ac7ffb1497f1bfe96449849799 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom J Nowell <contact@tomjn.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:46:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update provision.sh

---
 provision/core/mariadb/provision.sh | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/provision/core/mariadb/provision.sh b/provision/core/mariadb/provision.sh
index 41c639627..faeaab699 100644
--- a/provision/core/mariadb/provision.sh
+++ b/provision/core/mariadb/provision.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ SQL
   vvv_warn " * The root password is not root, fixing"
   systemctl stop mariadb
   mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &
+  # give the safemode server a chance to start,
+  sleep 1
   sql=$( cat <<-SQL
       ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'root';
       FLUSH PRIVILEGES;