SET @start_global_value = @@global.relay_log_recovery; SELECT @start_global_value; @start_global_value 0 select @@global.relay_log_recovery; @@global.relay_log_recovery 0 select @@session.relay_log_recovery; ERROR HY000: Variable 'relay_log_recovery' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'relay_log_recovery'; Variable_name Value relay_log_recovery OFF show session variables like 'relay_log_recovery'; Variable_name Value relay_log_recovery OFF select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='relay_log_recovery'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE RELAY_LOG_RECOVERY OFF select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='relay_log_recovery'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE RELAY_LOG_RECOVERY OFF set global relay_log_recovery=1; select @@global.relay_log_recovery; @@global.relay_log_recovery 1 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='relay_log_recovery'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE RELAY_LOG_RECOVERY ON select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='relay_log_recovery'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE RELAY_LOG_RECOVERY ON set global relay_log_recovery=OFF; select @@global.relay_log_recovery; @@global.relay_log_recovery 0 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='relay_log_recovery'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE RELAY_LOG_RECOVERY OFF select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='relay_log_recovery'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE RELAY_LOG_RECOVERY OFF set session relay_log_recovery=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'relay_log_recovery' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global relay_log_recovery=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'relay_log_recovery' set global relay_log_recovery=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'relay_log_recovery' set global relay_log_recovery="foo"; ERROR 42000: Variable 'relay_log_recovery' can't be set to the value of 'foo' SET @@global.relay_log_recovery = @start_global_value; SELECT @@global.relay_log_recovery; @@global.relay_log_recovery 0