SET @start_global_value = @@global.aria_group_commit; select @@global.aria_group_commit; @@global.aria_group_commit none select @@session.aria_group_commit; ERROR HY000: Variable 'aria_group_commit' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'aria_group_commit'; Variable_name Value aria_group_commit none show session variables like 'aria_group_commit'; Variable_name Value aria_group_commit none select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='aria_group_commit'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_GROUP_COMMIT none select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='aria_group_commit'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ARIA_GROUP_COMMIT none set global aria_group_commit=1; select @@global.aria_group_commit; @@global.aria_group_commit hard set session aria_group_commit=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'aria_group_commit' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global aria_group_commit=none; select @@global.aria_group_commit; @@global.aria_group_commit none set global aria_group_commit=hard; select @@global.aria_group_commit; @@global.aria_group_commit hard set global aria_group_commit=soft; select @@global.aria_group_commit; @@global.aria_group_commit soft set global aria_group_commit=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_group_commit' set global aria_group_commit=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'aria_group_commit' set global aria_group_commit="foo"; ERROR 42000: Variable 'aria_group_commit' can't be set to the value of 'foo' set global aria_group_commit=3; ERROR 42000: Variable 'aria_group_commit' can't be set to the value of '3' SET @@global.aria_group_commit = @start_global_value;