SET @start_global_value = @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables; select @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables; @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables 0 select @@session.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables; ERROR HY000: Variable 'encrypt_tmp_disk_tables' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'encrypt_tmp_disk_tables'; Variable_name Value encrypt_tmp_disk_tables OFF show session variables like 'encrypt_tmp_disk_tables'; Variable_name Value encrypt_tmp_disk_tables OFF select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='encrypt_tmp_disk_tables'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ENCRYPT_TMP_DISK_TABLES OFF select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='encrypt_tmp_disk_tables'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE ENCRYPT_TMP_DISK_TABLES OFF set global encrypt_tmp_disk_tables=ON; select @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables; @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables 1 set global encrypt_tmp_disk_tables=OFF; select @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables; @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables 0 set global encrypt_tmp_disk_tables=1; select @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables; @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables 1 set session encrypt_tmp_disk_tables=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'encrypt_tmp_disk_tables' is a GLOBAL variable and should be set with SET GLOBAL set global encrypt_tmp_disk_tables=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'encrypt_tmp_disk_tables' set global encrypt_tmp_disk_tables=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'encrypt_tmp_disk_tables' set global encrypt_tmp_disk_tables="foo"; ERROR 42000: Variable 'encrypt_tmp_disk_tables' can't be set to the value of 'foo' SET @@global.encrypt_tmp_disk_tables = @start_global_value;