SET @save_slave_parallel_threads= @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads; SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 20, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user"; IF(COUNT(*) < 20, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) OK SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads as 'must be 20 because of .cnf'; must be 20 because of .cnf 20 SELECT @@SESSION.slave_parallel_threads as 'no session var'; ERROR HY000: Variable 'slave_parallel_threads' is a GLOBAL variable SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads= 0; SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads= DEFAULT; SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads as 'must be 0 because of default'; must be 0 because of default 0 SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads= 10; SELECT @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads; @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads 10 SELECT IF(COUNT(*) < 10, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE user = "system user"; IF(COUNT(*) < 10, "OK", CONCAT("Found too many system user processes: ", COUNT(*))) OK SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads = @save_slave_parallel_threads;