Connect base to mariaDB

[Yumi]

I installed Mariadb and it is active. Start a new database. Select “Connect to an existing database” "MySQL/MariaDB. Then “Connect directly”. Then I am not sure.
Database name? After install I set one up named “Test”
Server? Entered “MariaDB”
Port left it as suggested at “3306”
Socket? No idea what it means.
After inserting username and password I “Test Connection” and get the Error “Unknown MySQL server host ‘MariaDB’ (-2) at ./connectivity/source/drivers/mysqlc/mysqlc_general.cxx:120”
Tried some variants but all to no success as I do not really understand the process. Please guidance.
LO 24.2.7.2
Linux Mint 22.1 Xia

[fpy]

@Yumi

Server? Entered “MariaDB”

more likely “localhost”
Connecting to MariaDB - MariaDB Knowledge Base #host

@Yumi

Socket

networking - What is a socket? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
Connecting to MariaDB - MariaDB Knowledge Base #protocol

[Yumi]

Thanks that established the connection. Now I get the error "Access denied for user . . . ". But that is a different issue for me to solve.

[robleyd]

Hint - the Mariadb documentation might just be helpful