select @@global.relay_log_index; @@global.relay_log_index mysqld-relay-bin.index select @@session.relay_log_index; ERROR HY000: Variable 'relay_log_index' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'relay_log_index'; Variable_name Value relay_log_index mysqld-relay-bin.index show session variables like 'relay_log_index'; Variable_name Value relay_log_index mysqld-relay-bin.index select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='relay_log_index'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE RELAY_LOG_INDEX mysqld-relay-bin.index select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='relay_log_index'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE RELAY_LOG_INDEX mysqld-relay-bin.index set global relay_log_index=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'relay_log_index' is a read only variable set session relay_log_index=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'relay_log_index' is a read only variable