# GLOBAL scope SELECT @@GLOBAL.master_info_file; @@GLOBAL.master_info_file 30189.info SELECT @@master_info_file; @@master_info_file 30189.info # Not SESSION scope SELECT @@SESSION.master_info_file; ERROR HY000: Variable 'master_info_file' is a GLOBAL variable # Read-only SET @@master_info_file= 'master.info'; ERROR HY000: Variable 'master_info_file' is a read only variable SET @@GLOBAL.master_info_file= 'master.info'; ERROR HY000: Variable 'master_info_file' is a read only variable SET @@SESSION.master_info_file= 'master.info'; ERROR HY000: Variable 'master_info_file' is a read only variable