drop table if exists t1,t2,t3; create table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80), e enum('a','b')); insert into t1 (a) values (1),(2),(3); alter online table t1 modify b int default 5; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE/SHARED is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=EXCLUSIVE. alter online table t1 change b new_name int; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE/SHARED is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=EXCLUSIVE. alter online table t1 modify e enum('a','b','c'); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE/SHARED is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=EXCLUSIVE. alter online table t1 comment "new comment"; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE/SHARED is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=EXCLUSIVE. alter online table t1 rename to t2; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE/SHARED is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=EXCLUSIVE. alter online table t1 algorithm=INPLACE, lock=NONE; alter online table t1; alter table t1 algorithm=INPLACE; alter table t1 lock=NONE; drop table t1; create temporary table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80), e enum('a','b')); insert into t1 (a) values (1),(2),(3); alter online table t1 modify b int default 5; alter online table t1 change b new_name int; alter online table t1 modify e enum('a','b','c'); alter online table t1 comment "new comment"; alter online table t1 rename to t2; drop table t2; create table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80), e enum('a','b')); insert into t1 (a) values (1),(2),(3); alter online table t1 drop column b, add b int; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED. alter online table t1 modify b bigint; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED. alter online table t1 modify e enum('c','a','b'); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED. alter online table t1 modify c varchar(50); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED. alter online table t1 modify c varchar(100); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED. alter online table t1 add f int; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=SHARED. alter online table t1 engine=memory; ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE is not supported. Reason: COPY algorithm requires a lock. Try LOCK=SHARED. alter table t1 engine=innodb; alter table t1 add index (b); alter online table t1 add index c (c); alter online table t1 drop index b; drop table t1; create temporary table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80), e enum('a','b')); insert into t1 (a) values (1),(2),(3); alter online table t1 drop column b, add b int; alter online table t1 modify b bigint; alter online table t1 modify e enum('c','a','b'); alter online table t1 modify c varchar(50); alter online table t1 modify c varchar(100); alter online table t1 add f int; alter online table t1 engine=memory; alter table t1 engine=innodb; alter table t1 add index (b); alter online table t1 add index c (c); alter online table t1 drop index b; drop table t1; create table t1 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80)); create table t2 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80)); create table t3 (a int not null primary key, b int, c varchar(80)) engine=merge UNION=(t1); alter online table t3 union=(t1,t2); ERROR 0A000: LOCK=NONE/SHARED is not supported for this operation. Try LOCK=EXCLUSIVE. drop table t1,t2,t3;