SET @start_global_value = @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep; select @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep; @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep 0 select @@session.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep; ERROR HY000: Variable 'debug_binlog_fsync_sleep' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'debug_binlog_fsync_sleep'; Variable_name Value debug_binlog_fsync_sleep 0 show session variables like 'debug_binlog_fsync_sleep'; Variable_name Value debug_binlog_fsync_sleep 0 select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='debug_binlog_fsync_sleep'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE DEBUG_BINLOG_FSYNC_SLEEP 0 select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='debug_binlog_fsync_sleep'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE DEBUG_BINLOG_FSYNC_SLEEP 0 set global debug_binlog_fsync_sleep=20; select @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep; @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep 20 set session debug_binlog_fsync_sleep=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'debug_binlog_fsync_sleep' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global debug_binlog_fsync_sleep=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'debug_binlog_fsync_sleep' set global debug_binlog_fsync_sleep=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'debug_binlog_fsync_sleep' set global debug_binlog_fsync_sleep="foo"; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'debug_binlog_fsync_sleep' set global debug_binlog_fsync_sleep=0; select @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep; @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep 0 set global debug_binlog_fsync_sleep=cast(-1 as unsigned int); Warnings: Note 1105 Cast to unsigned converted negative integer to it's positive complement Warning 1292 Truncated incorrect debug_binlog_fsync_sleep value: '18446744073709551615' select @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep; @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep 4294967295 SET @@global.debug_binlog_fsync_sleep = @start_global_value;