select @@global.skip_show_database; @@global.skip_show_database 0 select @@session.skip_show_database; ERROR HY000: Variable 'skip_show_database' is a GLOBAL variable show global variables like 'skip_show_database'; Variable_name Value skip_show_database OFF show session variables like 'skip_show_database'; Variable_name Value skip_show_database OFF select * from information_schema.global_variables where variable_name='skip_show_database'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE SKIP_SHOW_DATABASE OFF select * from information_schema.session_variables where variable_name='skip_show_database'; VARIABLE_NAME VARIABLE_VALUE SKIP_SHOW_DATABASE OFF set global skip_show_database=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'skip_show_database' is a read only variable set session skip_show_database=1; ERROR HY000: Variable 'skip_show_database' is a read only variable