diff --git a/doc/install-guide/section_basics-database.xml b/doc/install-guide/section_basics-database.xml
index 542f3e3e63..2ee84606e4 100644
--- a/doc/install-guide/section_basics-database.xml
+++ b/doc/install-guide/section_basics-database.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,66 @@ character-set-server = utf8</programlisting>
       <para os="rhel;centos;fedora;sles;opensuse">Secure the database
         service including choosing a suitable password for the root
         account:</para>
-      <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mysql_secure_installation</userinput></screen>
+      <screen><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>mysql_secure_installation</userinput>
+<computeroutput>NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MariaDB
+      SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE!  PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY!
+
+In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we'll need the current
+password for the root user.  If you've just installed MariaDB, and
+you haven't set the root password yet, the password will be blank,
+so you should just press enter here.
+
+Enter current password for root (enter for none):
+OK, successfully used password, moving on...
+
+Setting the root password ensures that nobody can log into the MariaDB
+root user without the proper authorisation.
+
+Set root password? [Y/n] Y
+New password:
+Re-enter new password:
+Password updated successfully!
+Reloading privilege tables..
+ ... Success!
+
+
+By default, a MariaDB installation has an anonymous user, allowing anyone
+to log into MariaDB without having to have a user account created for
+them.  This is intended only for testing, and to make the installation
+go a bit smoother.  You should remove them before moving into a
+production environment.
+
+Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] Y
+ ... Success!
+
+Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from 'localhost'.  This
+ensures that someone cannot guess at the root password from the network.
+
+Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] Y
+ ... Success!
+
+By default, MariaDB comes with a database named 'test' that anyone can
+access.  This is also intended only for testing, and should be removed
+before moving into a production environment.
+
+Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] Y
+ - Dropping test database...
+ ... Success!
+ - Removing privileges on test database...
+ ... Success!
+
+Reloading the privilege tables will ensure that all changes made so far
+will take effect immediately.
+
+Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] Y
+ ... Success!
+
+Cleaning up...
+
+All done!  If you've completed all of the above steps, your MariaDB
+installation should now be secure.
+
+Thanks for using MariaDB!</computeroutput></screen>
     </step>
   </procedure>
 </section>