SET @start_global_value = @@global.debug_crc_break; select @@global.debug_crc_break; @@global.debug_crc_break 0 select @@session.debug_crc_break; ERROR HY000: Variable 'debug_crc_break' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'debug_crc_break'; Variable_name Value debug_crc_break 0 show session variables like 'debug_crc_break'; Variable_name Value debug_crc_break 0 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='debug_crc_break'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE DEBUG_CRC_BREAK 0 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='debug_crc_break'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE DEBUG_CRC_BREAK 0 set global debug_crc_break=1; select @@global.debug_crc_break; @@global.debug_crc_break 1 set session debug_crc_break=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'debug_crc_break' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global debug_crc_break=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'debug_crc_break' set global debug_crc_break=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'debug_crc_break' set global debug_crc_break="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'debug_crc_break' set global debug_crc_break=0; select @@global.debug_crc_break; @@global.debug_crc_break 0 set global debug_crc_break=cast(-1 as unsigned int); select @@global.debug_crc_break; @@global.debug_crc_break 18446744073709551615 SET @@global.debug_crc_break = @start_global_value;