diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates.metadata/usr/share/horde/smeserver/mysql_set_horde_password.sql b/root/etc/e-smith/templates.metadata/usr/share/horde/smeserver/mysql_set_horde_password.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85f8461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates.metadata/usr/share/horde/smeserver/mysql_set_horde_password.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+UID="root"
+GID="root"
+PERMS=0400
diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/usr/share/horde/smeserver/mysql_set_horde_password.sql b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/usr/share/horde/smeserver/mysql_set_horde_password.sql
index 145a237..da78c9f 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/usr/share/horde/smeserver/mysql_set_horde_password.sql
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/usr/share/horde/smeserver/mysql_set_horde_password.sql
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
-CONNECT mysql;
-
-REPLACE INTO user (host, user, password)
-    VALUES (
-        'localhost',
-        'horde',
-        password('{$horde{DbPassword}}')
-    );
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS horde@localhost IDENTIFIED VIA mysql_native_password USING PASSWORD("{$horde{DbPassword}}") ;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON horde.* TO horde@localhost ;
+SET PASSWORD FOR horde@localhost = PASSWORD("{$horde{DbPassword}}");
 
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 
diff --git a/smeserver-horde.spec b/smeserver-horde.spec
index 277815b..3509a15 100644
--- a/smeserver-horde.spec
+++ b/smeserver-horde.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: e-smith specific Horde configuration and templates.
 %define name smeserver-horde
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 11.0.0
-%define release 3
+%define release 4
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ Requires: php-pear-XML-RPC2
 Requires: ImageMagick
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Apr 06 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-4.sme
+- fix permission [SME: 12596]
+- fix horde.mysql_set_password [SME: 12593]
+
 * Thu Apr 04 2024 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-3.sme
 - Set license file to GPL2.0  [SME: 12577]