# Can only be set from the command line. # show the global and session values; --echo Valid values are semi-colon separated strings select @@global.innodb_directories; --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR select @@session.innodb_directories; show global variables like 'innodb_directories'; show session variables like 'innodb_directories'; --disable_warnings select * from performance_schema.global_variables where variable_name='innodb_directories'; select * from performance_schema.session_variables where variable_name='innodb_directories'; --enable_warnings # Show that it's read-only --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR set global innodb_directories='a;b;c'; --error ER_INCORRECT_GLOBAL_LOCAL_VAR set session innodb_directories=1;