diff --git a/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.5.7 b/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.5.7
index 28bcb36..e941acb 100644
--- a/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.5.7
+++ b/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.5.7
@@ -37,6 +37,28 @@ socket		= /tmp/mysql.sock
 #autocommit  = 0
 
 
+## - character-set-server
+## -
+## - The servers default character set. If you set this variable, you should also 
+## - set collation_server to specify the collation for the character set. 
+## -
+## - See also: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-configuration.html
+## -
+## - The default depend on cmake options:
+## - 
+## -    cmake . \
+## -       ...
+## -       -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 \
+## -       -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_german1_ci
+## -
+#character-set-server = utf8
+
+## - collation-server
+## -
+## - The server's default collation. See Section 10.14, “Character Set Configuration”. 
+#collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+
+
 ## - sql_mode
 ## -
 ## - To be compartible with older programming on mysql 5.6
diff --git a/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.8.0 b/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.8.0
index 419754f..1cdb61d 100644
--- a/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.8.0
+++ b/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.8.0
@@ -35,6 +35,28 @@ innodb-open-files = 1048576
 port		   = 3306
 socket		= /tmp/mysql.sock
 
+
+## - character-set-server
+## -
+## - The servers default character set. If you set this variable, you should also 
+## - set collation_server to specify the collation for the character set. 
+## -
+## - See also: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-configuration.html
+## -
+## - The default depend on cmake options:
+## - 
+## -    cmake . \
+## -       ...
+## -       -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 \
+## -       -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_german1_ci
+## -
+#character-set-server = utf8
+
+## - collation-server
+## -
+## - The server's default collation. See Section 10.14, “Character Set Configuration”. 
+#collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+
 ## - sql_mode
 ## -
 ## - Since Version 8.0.11 NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER is no longer available
diff --git a/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.MariaDB-10.3 b/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.MariaDB-10.3
index fb17708..b1118ee 100644
--- a/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.MariaDB-10.3
+++ b/Example/my.cnf.HUGE.MariaDB-10.3
@@ -35,6 +35,29 @@ innodb-open-files = 1048576
 port		   = 3306
 socket		= /tmp/mysql.sock
 
+
+## - character-set-server
+## -
+## - The servers default character set. If you set this variable, you should also 
+## - set collation_server to specify the collation for the character set. 
+## -
+## - See also: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-configuration.html
+## -
+## - The default depend on cmake options:
+## - 
+## -    cmake . \
+## -       ...
+## -       -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 \
+## -       -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_german1_ci
+## -
+#character-set-server = utf8
+
+## - collation-server
+## -
+## - The server's default collation. See Section 10.14, “Character Set Configuration”. 
+#collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+
+
 ## - sql_mode
 ## -
 ## - Since Version 8.0.11 NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER is no longer available
diff --git a/Example/my.cnf.ND.5.7 b/Example/my.cnf.ND.5.7
index ae5957a..46eb46f 100644
--- a/Example/my.cnf.ND.5.7
+++ b/Example/my.cnf.ND.5.7
@@ -36,6 +36,28 @@ port		   = 3306
 socket		= /tmp/mysql.sock
 
 
+## - character-set-server
+## -
+## - The servers default character set. If you set this variable, you should also 
+## - set collation_server to specify the collation for the character set. 
+## -
+## - See also: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-configuration.html
+## -
+## - The default depend on cmake options:
+## - 
+## -    cmake . \
+## -       ...
+## -       -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 \
+## -       -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_german1_ci
+## -
+#character-set-server = utf8
+
+## - collation-server
+## -
+## - The server's default collation. See Section 10.14, “Character Set Configuration”. 
+#collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+
+
 ## - sql_mode
 ## -
 ## - To be compartible with older programming on mysql 5.6
diff --git a/Example/my.cnf.VERY-HUGE.MariaDB-10.3 b/Example/my.cnf.VERY-HUGE.MariaDB-10.3
index c33cd35..168ede4 100644
--- a/Example/my.cnf.VERY-HUGE.MariaDB-10.3
+++ b/Example/my.cnf.VERY-HUGE.MariaDB-10.3
@@ -35,6 +35,29 @@ innodb-open-files = 1048576
 port		   = 3306
 socket		= /tmp/mysql.sock
 
+
+## - character-set-server
+## -
+## - The servers default character set. If you set this variable, you should also 
+## - set collation_server to specify the collation for the character set. 
+## -
+## - See also: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-configuration.html
+## -
+## - The default depend on cmake options:
+## - 
+## -    cmake . \
+## -       ...
+## -       -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 \
+## -       -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_german1_ci
+## -
+#character-set-server = utf8
+
+## - collation-server
+## -
+## - The server's default collation. See Section 10.14, “Character Set Configuration”. 
+#collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+
+
 ## - sql_mode
 ## -
 ## - Since Version 8.0.11 NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER is no longer available
diff --git a/Example/my.cnf.WF-web0.5.7 b/Example/my.cnf.WF-web0.5.7
index 28bcb36..e941acb 100644
--- a/Example/my.cnf.WF-web0.5.7
+++ b/Example/my.cnf.WF-web0.5.7
@@ -37,6 +37,28 @@ socket		= /tmp/mysql.sock
 #autocommit  = 0
 
 
+## - character-set-server
+## -
+## - The servers default character set. If you set this variable, you should also 
+## - set collation_server to specify the collation for the character set. 
+## -
+## - See also: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-configuration.html
+## -
+## - The default depend on cmake options:
+## - 
+## -    cmake . \
+## -       ...
+## -       -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 \
+## -       -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_german1_ci
+## -
+#character-set-server = utf8
+
+## - collation-server
+## -
+## - The server's default collation. See Section 10.14, “Character Set Configuration”. 
+#collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+
+
 ## - sql_mode
 ## -
 ## - To be compartible with older programming on mysql 5.6
diff --git a/Example/mysqld_user.cnf.WWW.OOPEN.DE b/Example/mysqld_user.cnf.WWW.OOPEN.DE
index 49ff840..ac5c2c0 100644
--- a/Example/mysqld_user.cnf.WWW.OOPEN.DE
+++ b/Example/mysqld_user.cnf.WWW.OOPEN.DE
@@ -8,6 +8,29 @@
 ## -
 [mysqld]
 
+
+## - character-set-server
+## -
+## - The servers default character set. If you set this variable, you should also 
+## - set collation_server to specify the collation for the character set. 
+## -
+## - See also: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-configuration.html
+## -
+## - The default depend on cmake options:
+## - 
+## -    cmake . \
+## -       ...
+## -       -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 \
+## -       -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_german1_ci
+## -
+#character-set-server = utf8
+
+## - collation-server
+## -
+## - The server's default collation. See Section 10.14, “Character Set Configuration”. 
+#collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+
+
 log-error = /var/log/mysql/error.log
 
 
diff --git a/install_mysql.sh b/install_mysql.sh
index 80fd793..302c924 100755
--- a/install_mysql.sh
+++ b/install_mysql.sh
@@ -2114,7 +2114,9 @@ if [[ "$MYSQL_DISTRIBUTION" = "MariaDB" ]]; then
    -DMYSQL_DATADIR=$MYSQL_DATA_DIR
    -DENABLED_LOCAL_INFILE=ON
    -DGRN_LOG_PATH=$mariadb_groonga_log
-   -DCONC_WITH_MYSQLCOMPAT=ON"
+   -DCONC_WITH_MYSQLCOMPAT=ON
+   -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8
+   -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8_general_ci"
 
    if $INSTALL_SYSTEMD_SERVICE ; then
    	cmake_options="$cmake_options 
@@ -2140,7 +2142,8 @@ else
    -DENABLED_LOCAL_INFILE=1
    -DDOWNLOAD_BOOST=1
    -DWITH_BOOST=$MYSQL_INSTALL_DIR
-
+   -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8
+   -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=utf8_general_ci
 "
 
    if $INSTALL_SYSTEMD_SERVICE ; then
@@ -2919,6 +2922,28 @@ innodb-open-files = $(ulimit -Hn)
 port		   = $MYSQL_PORT
 socket		= $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET
 
+
+## - character-set-server
+## -
+## - The servers default character set. If you set this variable, you should also 
+## - set collation_server to specify the collation for the character set. 
+## -
+## - See also: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-configuration.html
+## -
+## - The default depend on cmake options:
+## - 
+## -    cmake . \
+## -       ...
+## -       -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 \
+## -       -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_german1_ci
+## -
+#character-set-server = utf8
+
+## - collation-server
+## -
+## - The server's default collation. See Section 10.14, “Character Set Configuration”. 
+#collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+
 " >> ${logdir}/main.log
 
    if [[ "$MYSQL_MAJOR_VERSION" -gt 8 ]] \
@@ -3843,6 +3868,28 @@ innodb-open-files = $(ulimit -Hn)
 port		   = $MYSQL_PORT
 socket		= $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET
 
+
+## - character-set-server
+## -
+## - The servers default character set. If you set this variable, you should also 
+## - set collation_server to specify the collation for the character set. 
+## -
+## - See also: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-configuration.html
+## -
+## - The default depend on cmake options:
+## - 
+## -    cmake . \
+## -       ...
+## -       -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=latin1 \
+## -       -DDEFAULT_COLLATION=latin1_german1_ci
+## -
+#character-set-server = utf8
+
+## - collation-server
+## -
+## - The server's default collation. See Section 10.14, “Character Set Configuration”. 
+#collation-server = utf8_general_ci
+
 EOF
    if [[ "$MYSQL_MAJOR_VERSION" -gt 8 ]] \
       ||  ( [[ "$MYSQL_MAJOR_VERSION" -eq 8 ]] && [[ "$MYSQL_MINOR_VERSION" -gt 0 ]] ) \
@@ -5299,6 +5346,58 @@ if ! $UPDATE_MYSQL ; then
    ## - Set root password
    ## -
    if [[ "$MYSQL_DISTRIBUTION" = "MariaDB" ]] \
+      && [[ $MYSQL_MINOR_VERSION -ge 4 ]] ; then
+
+      echononl "Setze root Passwort für den MySQL Zugang"
+
+		echo "" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+		echo "## - Setze root Passwort für den MariaDB Zugang" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+		echo "## -" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+		echo "${MYSQL_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mysql -S $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET -uroot mysql -N -s -e \"ALTER USER root@localhost IDENTIFIED VIA mysql_native_password USING PASSWORD('$MYSQL_ROOT_PW')\"" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+
+		${MYSQL_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mysql -S $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET -uroot mysql -N -s -e "ALTER USER root@localhost IDENTIFIED VIA mysql_native_password USING PASSWORD('$MYSQL_ROOT_PW')" \
+			>> ${logdir}/main.log 2>&1
+		if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+			echo_ok
+		else
+			echo_failed
+			error Konnte root Passwort für den MariaDB Server nicht setzen..
+
+			echononl "continue anyway [yes/no]: "
+			read OK
+			OK="$(echo "$OK" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+			while [[ "$OK" != "yes" ]] && [[  "$OK" != "no" ]] ; do
+				echononl "Wrong entry! - repeat [yes/nno]: "
+				read OK
+			done
+			[[ $OK = "yes" ]] || fatal "Abbruch durch User"
+		fi
+
+      ## - Flush privileges
+      ## -
+      echononl "Neu Einlesen der Berechtigung (MySQL Server).."
+      echo "" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+      echo "## - Neu Einlesen der Berechtigung (MySQL Server)" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+      echo "## -" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+      echo "${MYSQL_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mysql -S $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET -uroot -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PW mysql -N -s -e \"FLUSH PRIVILEGES\"" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+      ${MYSQL_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mysql -S $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET -uroot -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PW mysql -N -s -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES" >> ${logdir}/main.log 2>&1
+      if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+         echo_ok
+      else
+         echo_failed
+         error Das Laden/Erneuern der Berechtigungen für die MySQL Datenbank ist fehlgeschlagen..
+
+         echononl "continue anyway [yes/no]: "
+         read OK
+         OK="$(echo "$OK" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+         while [[ "$OK" != "yes" ]] && [[  "$OK" != "no" ]] ; do
+            echononl "Wrong entry! - repeat [yes/nno]: "
+            read OK
+         done
+         [[ $OK = "yes" ]] || fatal "Abbruch durch User"
+      fi
+
+   elif [[ "$MYSQL_DISTRIBUTION" = "MariaDB" ]] \
       || ( [[ "$MYSQL_DISTRIBUTION" = "MySQL" ]] \
            && [[ $MYSQL_MAJOR_VERSION -eq 5 ]] \
            && [[ $MYSQL_MINOR_VERSION -le 6 ]] ); then
@@ -5650,26 +5749,54 @@ if ! $UPDATE_MYSQL || $_sys_maint_cnf_needed ; then
 
    fi # if [[ "$MYSQL_MAJOR_VERSION" -lt 8 ]]
 
+   
    echononl "Give 'Grant' permission to MySQL User '${_maint_user}'.."
-   echo "" >> ${logdir}/main.log
-   echo "## - Give 'Grant' permission to MySQL User '${_maint_user}'" >> ${logdir}/main.log
-   echo "## -" >> ${logdir}/main.log
-   echo "${MYSQL_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mysql -S $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET -uroot -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PW mysql -N -s -e \"UPDATE user SET Grant_priv = 'y' WHERE user = '${_maint_user}';\"" >> ${logdir}/main.log
-   ${MYSQL_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mysql -S $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET -uroot -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PW mysql -N -s -e "UPDATE user SET Grant_priv = 'y' WHERE user = '${_maint_user}';" >> ${logdir}/main.log 2>&1
-   if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
-      echo_ok
-   else
-      echo_failed
-      error Giving \"Grant\"-permission to \(MySQL\) User \"${_maint_user}\" failed
 
-      echononl "continue anyway [yes/no]: "
-      read OK
-      OK="$(echo "$OK" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
-      while [[ "$OK" != "yes" ]] && [[  "$OK" != "no" ]] ; do
-         echononl "Wrong entry! - repeat [yes/nno]: "
+   if [[ "$MYSQL_DISTRIBUTION" = "MariaDB" ]] \
+      && [[ $MYSQL_MINOR_VERSION -ge 4 ]] ; then
+
+      # - All user accounts, passwords, and global privileges are now stored in 
+      # - the mysql.global_priv table. The mysql.user table still exists and has 
+      # - exactly the same set of columns as before, but it’s now a view that 
+      # - references the mysql.global_priv table. Tools that analyze the mysql.user 
+      # - table should continue to workas before. 
+      # -
+      # - See also:
+      # -    https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/authentication-from-mariadb-104/
+
+      echo_skipped
+
+      warn "Column 'Grant_priv' is not updatable.
+      
+                    However, root@localhost user is allowed to login without a password 
+                    via the local Unix socket file defined by the socket system variable, 
+                    as long as the login is attempted from a process owned by the operating 
+                    system root user account.
+                    
+                    as user root use: 
+                       \033[37m\033[1mmysql -S $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET\033[m"
+
+   else
+      echo "" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+      echo "## - Give 'Grant' permission to MySQL User '${_maint_user}'" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+      echo "## -" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+      echo "${MYSQL_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mysql -S $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET -uroot -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PW mysql -N -s -e \"UPDATE user SET Grant_priv = 'y' WHERE user = '${_maint_user}';\"" >> ${logdir}/main.log
+      ${MYSQL_INSTALL_DIR}/bin/mysql -S $MYSQL_UNIX_SOCKET -uroot -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PW mysql -N -s -e "UPDATE user SET Grant_priv = 'y' WHERE user = '${_maint_user}';" >> ${logdir}/main.log 2>&1
+      if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+         echo_ok
+      else
+         echo_failed
+         error Giving \"Grant\"-permission to \(MySQL\) User \"${_maint_user}\" failed
+
+         echononl "continue anyway [yes/no]: "
          read OK
-      done
-      [[ $OK = "yes" ]] || fatal "Abbruch durch User"
+         OK="$(echo "$OK" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+         while [[ "$OK" != "yes" ]] && [[  "$OK" != "no" ]] ; do
+            echononl "Wrong entry! - repeat [yes/nno]: "
+            read OK
+         done
+         [[ $OK = "yes" ]] || fatal "Abbruch durch User"
+      fi
    fi
 
    echononl "Neu Einlesen der Berechtigung (MySQL Server).."