select @@global.admin_address; @@global.admin_address NULL select @@session.admin_address; ERROR HY000: Variable 'admin_address' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'admin_address'; Variable_name Value admin_address show session variables like 'admin_address'; Variable_name Value admin_address select * from performance_schema.global_variables where variable_name='admin_address'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE admin_address select * from performance_schema.session_variables where variable_name='admin_address'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE admin_address select * from performance_schema.variables_info where variable_name='admin_address'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_SOURCE VARIABLE_PATH MIN_VALUE MAX_VALUE SET_TIME SET_USER SET_HOST admin_address COMPILED 0 0 NULL NULL NULL set global admin_address='::1'; ERROR HY000: Variable 'admin_address' is a read only variable set session admin_port='::1'; ERROR HY000: Variable 'admin_port' is a read only variable set persist admin_port='::1'; ERROR HY000: Variable 'admin_port' is a read only variable # restart: --skip-name-resolve --admin-address=127.0.0.1 --admin_port=ADMIN_PORT select * from performance_schema.global_variables where variable_name='admin_address'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE admin_address 127.0.0.1 select * from performance_schema.session_variables where variable_name='admin_address'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE admin_address 127.0.0.1 # # Starting mysqld in the regular mode... # # restart