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13.4.2.6. STOP SLAVE Syntax

STOP SLAVE [thread_types]

thread_types:
    [thread_type [, thread_type] ... ]

thread_type: IO_THREAD | SQL_THREAD

Stops the slave threads. STOP SLAVE requires the SUPER privilege.

Like START SLAVE, this statement may be used with the IO_THREAD and SQL_THREAD options to name the thread or threads to be stopped.

Note

In MySQL 5.6, STOP SLAVE waits until the current replication event group affecting one or more non-transactional tables has finished executing (if there is any such replication group), or until the user issues a KILL QUERY or KILL CONNECTION statement. (Bug #319, Bug #38205)

In old versions of MySQL (before 4.0.5), this statement was called SLAVE STOP. That syntax is no longer accepted as of MySQL 5.6.1.

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User Comments

Posted by Ralf Hauser on November 25 2004 7:03pm[Delete] [Edit]

can this statement be used for a backup that allows for other (application) database operations in parallel (i.e. no locking as per http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=2264); if so, will the user apart from a slight service degradation that e.g. only 1 instead of 2 slaves are available not notice that the backup is happening (in contrast to "mysqlhotcopy ")?

or would one rather need a temporary DISCONNECT or PAUSE SLAVE command for such a backup?

see also http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/MySQL_Cluster_Backup_Concepts.html

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