select @@ndb_allow_copying_alter_table; @@ndb_allow_copying_alter_table 1 set @@ndb_allow_copying_alter_table = 0; ALTER TABLE t1 modify column b varchar(255); ERROR 0A000: Implicit copying alter is not supported. Reason: ndb_allow_copying_alter_table=0. Try ALGORITHM=COPY to force the alter. set @@ndb_allow_copying_alter_table = 0; ALTER TABLE t1 ALGORITHM=COPY, modify column b varchar(255); set @@ndb_allow_copying_alter_table = default; select @@ndb_allow_copying_alter_table; @@ndb_allow_copying_alter_table 1 set @@ndb_allow_copying_alter_table = 0; set @@ndb_use_copying_alter_table = 1; ALTER TABLE t1 add column c int; ERROR 0A000: Implicit copying alter is not supported. Reason: ndb_allow_copying_alter_table=0. Try ALGORITHM=COPY to force the alter. ALTER TABLE t1 modify column b varchar(255); ERROR 0A000: Implicit copying alter is not supported. Reason: ndb_allow_copying_alter_table=0. Try ALGORITHM=COPY to force the alter. ALTER TABLE t1 ALGORITHM=INPLACE, add column c int COLUMN_FORMAT DYNAMIC; ALTER TABLE t1 ALGORITHM=COPY, add column d int; set @@ndb_use_copying_alter_table = default; set @@ndb_allow_copying_alter_table = default; == verify_mysql_dd.inc ==