SET @start_global_value = @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity; select @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity; @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity 1048576 select @@session.aria_checkpoint_log_activity; ERROR HY000: Variable 'aria_checkpoint_log_activity' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'aria_checkpoint_log_activity'; Variable_name Value aria_checkpoint_log_activity 1048576 show session variables like 'aria_checkpoint_log_activity'; Variable_name Value aria_checkpoint_log_activity 1048576 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='aria_checkpoint_log_activity'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_CHECKPOINT_LOG_ACTIVITY 1048576 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='aria_checkpoint_log_activity'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_CHECKPOINT_LOG_ACTIVITY 1048576 set global aria_checkpoint_log_activity=1; select @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity; @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity 1 set session aria_checkpoint_log_activity=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'aria_checkpoint_log_activity' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global aria_checkpoint_log_activity=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_checkpoint_log_activity' set global aria_checkpoint_log_activity=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_checkpoint_log_activity' set global aria_checkpoint_log_activity="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_checkpoint_log_activity' set global aria_checkpoint_log_activity=0; select @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity; @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity 0 set global aria_checkpoint_log_activity=cast(-1 as unsigned int); Warnings: Note 1105 Cast to unsigned converted negative integer to it's positive complement Note 1105 Cast to unsigned converted negative integer to it's positive complement Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect aria_checkpoint_log_activity value: '18446744073709551615' select @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity; @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity 4294967295 SET @@global.aria_checkpoint_log_activity = @start_global_value;