SELECT @@global.keyring_file; @@global.keyring_file mysecret_keyring SET @@global.keyring_file= 'new_keyring_file'; SELECT @@global.keyring_file; @@global.keyring_file new_keyring_file SET @@global.keyring_file= '../../../../../bad_dir/bad_keyring_file'; ERROR 42000: Variable 'keyring_file' can't be set to the value of '../../../../../bad_dir/bad_keyring_file' SELECT @@global.keyring_file; @@global.keyring_file new_keyring_file SET @@global.keyring_file= 'mysecret_keyring';