drop table if exists s1, t1, t2; CREATE SEQUENCE s1; create table t1 (a int); create table t2 (a int); LOCK TABLE s1 WRITE, t1 write; create or replace sequence s1; select * from s1; next_not_cached_value minimum_value maximum_value start_value increment cache_size cycle_option cycle_count 1 1 9223372036854775806 1 1 1000 0 0 select * from t1; a select * from t2; ERROR HY000: Table 't2' was not locked with LOCK TABLES unlock tables; select * from t1; a select * from t2; a drop tables s1, t1, t2; CREATE SEQUENCE s1; LOCK TABLE s1 READ; SELECT NEXTVAL(s1); ERROR HY000: Table 's1' was locked with a READ lock and can't be updated SELECT NEXTVAL(s); ERROR HY000: Table 's' was not locked with LOCK TABLES DROP SEQUENCE s1; ERROR HY000: Table 's1' was locked with a READ lock and can't be updated unlock tables; DROP SEQUENCE s1;