# # only global # select @@global.ignore_builtin_innodb; --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR select @@session.ignore_builtin_innodb; show global variables like 'ignore_builtin_innodb'; show session variables like 'ignore_builtin_innodb'; select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='ignore_builtin_innodb'; select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='ignore_builtin_innodb'; # # show that it's read-only # --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR set global ignore_builtin_innodb=1; --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR set session ignore_builtin_innodb=1;