# Mysql etimedout

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**Created:** [28 April 2020 21:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mysql-etimedout/25703 "2020-04-28T21:51:14Z")\
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it was a new install, no idea who or what  
only saw somewhere that it is not advised to turn it on

_For mysqld external locking is controlled by the value of the skip\_external\_locking system variable. When this variable is enabled, external locking is disabled, and vice versa. External locking is disabled by default._

[https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/external-locking.html](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/external-locking.html)

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