Bug #33701 "ssl" is not exposed as a variable

• Submitted: 5 Jan 2008 5:30
• Modified: 7 Jan 2008 17:56
• Reporter: Todd Farmer (OCA)
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Server: Documentation
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.0.50
• OS: Any
• Assigned to: Paul DuBois
• CPU Architecture: Any

[5 Jan 2008 5:30] Todd Farmer

Description:
The documentation for the SSL-related variables indicates that the "ssl" variable is a global-scoped variable, but it is not found:

C:\Documents and Settings\Todd>mysql -uroot -P3307
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
Server version: 5.0.50-enterprise-gpl-nt MySQL Enterprise Server (GPL)

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> show global variables like 'ssl';
Empty set (0.05 sec)

mysql> select @@global.ssl;
ERROR 1193 (HY000): Unknown system variable 'ssl'
mysql>

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/ssl-options.html

How to repeat:
show global variables like 'ssl';
select @@global.ssl;

Suggested fix:
Update the documentation.

[7 Jan 2008 17:56] Paul DuBois

Thank you for your bug report. This issue has been addressed in the documentation. The updated documentation will appear on our website shortly, and will be included in the next release of the relevant products.

--ssl is an option only and there is no associated system variable.
Peter Lavin has fixed the problem.