SET @start_global_value = @@global.innodb_tmpdir; SELECT @start_global_value; @start_global_value NULL select @@session.innodb_tmpdir; @@session.innodb_tmpdir NULL show global variables like 'innodb_tmpdir'; Variable_name Value innodb_tmpdir show session variables like 'innodb_tmpdir'; Variable_name Value innodb_tmpdir select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_tmpdir'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_TMPDIR select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='innodb_tmpdir'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE INNODB_TMPDIR set global innodb_tmpdir=@@global.tmpdir; set session innodb_tmpdir=@@global.tmpdir; set global innodb_tmpdir=1.1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_tmpdir' set global innodb_tmpdir=1e1; ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'innodb_tmpdir' set global innodb_tmpdir=repeat('a',1000); ERROR 42000: Variable 'innodb_tmpdir' can't be set to the value of 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' show warnings; Level Code Message Warning 1210 Path length should not exceed 512 bytes Error 1231 Variable 'innodb_tmpdir' can't be set to the value of 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' SET @@global.innodb_tmpdir = @start_global_value; SELECT @@global.innodb_tmpdir; @@global.innodb_tmpdir NULL