Bug #66416 DDL hangs on "Waiting for table metadata lock" even after database restart.
Submitted: 16 Aug 2012 8:57 Modified: 6 Sep 2012 18:55
Reporter: Besh Mag Email Updates:
Status: Not a Bug Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Locking Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:5.5.16 OS:Linux
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: "Waiting for table metadata lock" DDL

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