Hi all, i have a mysql 4.1.21
and i want to change the wait_timeout variable without restarting mysql. I found that this variable can be changed by using SET GLOBAL wait_timeout=XXX mysql> show variables like 'wait%'; +---------------+-------+ | Variable_name | Value | +---------------+-------+ | wait_timeout | 28800 | +---------------+-------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SET GLOBAL wait_timeout=90; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> show variables like 'wait%'; +---------------+-------+ | Variable_name | Value | +---------------+-------+ | wait_timeout | 28800 | +---------------+-------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) Can you explain me why this operation don't work ??? ie: I useed the root account... Thanks Thomas Raso
