show variables like 'log_bin'; Variable_name Value log_bin ON reset master; use test; create table stuff (a int) engine=ndb; File 1 insert into stuff values (1); flush logs; File 2 insert into stuff values (1); flush logs; File 3 insert into stuff values (1); flush logs; File 4 insert into stuff values (1); flush logs; File 5 insert into stuff values (1); flush logs; Now restart, should re-pickup the expire-log-days debug setting from the config file, and perform expire-logs action at restart... # restart drop table stuff; reset master;