set global innodb_lock_wait_timeout=42; connect a,localhost,root,,; connect b,localhost,root,,; connection a; select @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout; @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout 42 set innodb_lock_wait_timeout=1; select @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout; @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout 1 connection b; select @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout; @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout 42 set global innodb_lock_wait_timeout=347; select @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout; @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout 42 set innodb_lock_wait_timeout=10; select @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout; @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout 10 connect c,localhost,root,,; connection c; select @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout; @@innodb_lock_wait_timeout 347 disconnect c; connection a; SET @connection_b_id = ; create table t1(a int primary key)engine=innodb; begin; insert into t1 values(1),(2),(3); connection b; select * from t1 for update; connection a; commit; connection b; a 1 2 3 connection a; begin; insert into t1 values(4); connection b; set innodb_lock_wait_timeout=3; select * from t1 for update; connection a; commit; connection b; ERROR HY000: Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction disconnect b; connection a; disconnect a; connection default; drop table t1; set global innodb_lock_wait_timeout=;