select * from performance_schema.global_variables where variable_name like 'autocommit%' limit 1; select * from performance_schema.global_variables where variable_name='FOO'; insert into performance_schema.global_variables set variable_name='FOO', variable_value='BAR'; ERROR 42000: INSERT command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_variables' update performance_schema.global_variables set variable_name='FOO', variable_value='BAR'; ERROR 42000: UPDATE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_variables' delete from performance_schema.global_variables where variable_name <> 'FOO'; ERROR 42000: DELETE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_variables' delete from performance_schema.global_variables; ERROR 42000: DELETE command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_variables' LOCK TABLES performance_schema.global_variables READ; ERROR 42000: SELECT, LOCK TABLES command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_variables' UNLOCK TABLES; LOCK TABLES performance_schema.global_variables WRITE; ERROR 42000: SELECT, LOCK TABLES command denied to user 'root'@'localhost' for table 'global_variables' UNLOCK TABLES;