SET @start_global_value = @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events; select @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events; @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events 1 select @@session.binlog_annotate_row_events; @@session.binlog_annotate_row_events 1 show global variables like 'binlog_annotate_row_events'; Variable_name Value binlog_annotate_row_events ON show session variables like 'binlog_annotate_row_events'; Variable_name Value binlog_annotate_row_events ON select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='binlog_annotate_row_events'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE BINLOG_ANNOTATE_ROW_EVENTS ON select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='binlog_annotate_row_events'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE BINLOG_ANNOTATE_ROW_EVENTS ON set global binlog_annotate_row_events=ON; select @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events; @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events 1 set global binlog_annotate_row_events=OFF; select @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events; @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events 0 set global binlog_annotate_row_events=1; select @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events; @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events 1 set session binlog_annotate_row_events=ON; select @@session.binlog_annotate_row_events; @@session.binlog_annotate_row_events 1 set session binlog_annotate_row_events=OFF; select @@session.binlog_annotate_row_events; @@session.binlog_annotate_row_events 0 set session binlog_annotate_row_events=1; select @@session.binlog_annotate_row_events; @@session.binlog_annotate_row_events 1 set global binlog_annotate_row_events=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'binlog_annotate_row_events' set session binlog_annotate_row_events=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'binlog_annotate_row_events' set session binlog_annotate_row_events="foo"; ERROR 42000: Variable 'binlog_annotate_row_events' can't be set to the value of 'foo' SET @@global.binlog_annotate_row_events = @start_global_value;