exec rake spec failing

[Akhil Jain]

When I run this script, it asks me to set the innodb_stats_persistent variable and provides me with two options:
Option 1 (permanent): set innodb_stats_persistent=OFF in my.cnf
Option 2 (temporary): in mysql CLI, "set global innodb_stats_persistent=OFF"

However in both the options, when I try starting mysql after I'm done with the modifications, it still says

unknown variable 'set innodb_stats_persistent=OFF'

Please help

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[John Tuley]

@akhiljain93,

It looks like you pasted the whole string set global innodb_stats_persistent=OFF into your my.cnf file. Change that line to just be global innodb_stats_persistent=OFF (notice there is no set at the beginning) and you should be fine.

We're closing this issue, but please feel free to reopen it if you have further problems.

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[Akhil Jain]

Hi @jmtuley and @jfoley,
I did what you suggested, but the output is still the same. in fact when I try to start mysql, my prompt shows an error with this setting.
$ mysql -u root -p
mysql: unknown variable 'global innodb_stats_persistent=OFF'

[John Tuley]

I'm sorry; that looks like my mistake. You actually don't need global either.