select * from performance_schema.global_status where variable_name like 'bytes_%' limit 1; select * from performance_schema.global_status where variable_name='FOO'; insert into performance_schema.global_status set variable_name='FOO', variable_value='BAR'; ERROR 42000: INSERT command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_status' update performance_schema.global_status set variable_name='FOO', variable_value='BAR'; ERROR 42000: UPDATE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_status' delete from performance_schema.global_status where variable_name <> 'FOO'; ERROR 42000: DELETE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_status' delete from performance_schema.global_status; ERROR 42000: DELETE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_status' LOCK TABLES performance_schema.global_status READ; ERROR 42000: SELECT, LOCK TABLES command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_status' UNLOCK TABLES; LOCK TABLES performance_schema.global_status WRITE; ERROR 42000: SELECT, LOCK TABLES command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_status' UNLOCK TABLES;