Skip to page contentSkip to chat
ServiceNow support
    • Community
      Ask questions, give advice, and connect with fellow ServiceNow professionals.
      Developer
      Build, test, and deploy applications
      Documentation
      Find detailed information about ServiceNow products, apps, features, and releases.
      Impact
      Accelerate ROI and amplify your expertise.
      Learning
      Build skills with instructor-led and online training.
      Partner
      Grow your business with promotions, news, and marketing tools
      ServiceNow
      Learn about ServiceNow products & solutions.
      Store
      Download certified apps and integrations that complement ServiceNow.
      Support
      Manage your instances, access self-help, and get technical support.
Error Message: "You do not have the SUPER privilege and binary logging is enabled (you *might* want to use the less safe log_bin_trust_function_creators variable)" . - Support and Troubleshooting
  • >
  • Knowledge Base
  • >
  • Support and Troubleshooting (Knowledge Base)
  • >
  • Error Message: "You do not have the SUPER privilege and binary logging is enabled (you *might* want to use the less safe log_bin_trust_function_creators variable)" .
KB0746770

Error Message: "You do not have the SUPER privilege and binary logging is enabled (you *might* want to use the less safe log_bin_trust_function_creators variable)" .


12502 Views Last updated : Jul 24, 2025 public Copy Permalink English (Original)
  • English (Original)
  • Japanese
KB Summary by Now Assist

Issue

The following error message appears while performing any operation that alters a table:

Error Message: "You do not have the SUPER privilege and binary logging is enabled (you *might* want to use the less safe log_bin_trust_function_creators variable)".

Release

MySQL 5.5, 5.6 and MariaDB 10.1, 10.2

Cause

Self-Hosted MySQL: The issue is only seen on self-hosted instances having log_bin_trust_function_creators = 0 in the MySQL my.cnf file.

Possible causes of having the incorrect MySQL configuration could be:

  1. OS Patch that updated the configuration.
  2. MySQL version upgrades, updating the configuration.
  3. Manually updating the configuration (while setting up replication maybe).

Resolution

Update the setting in the my.cnf Configuration file on the MySQL server. Find the setting 'log_bin_trust_function_creators' and set it as follows:

log_bin_trust_function_creators = 1

The location of the file is generally something like:

/glide/distribution/ServiceNow_mysql5.6_my.cnf-256GB /etc/my.cnf

The world works with ServiceNow.

Sign in for more! There's more content available only to authenticated users Sign in for more!
Did this KB article help you?
Did this KB article help you?

How would you rate your Now Support digital experience?

*

Very unsatisfied

Unsatisfied

Neutral

Satisfied

Very satisfied

Very unsatisfied

Unsatisfied

Neutral

Satisfied

Very satisfied

What can we improve? Please select all that apply.

What are we doing well? Please select all that apply.

Tell us more

*

Do you expect a response from this feedback?

  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy statement
  • GDPR
  • Cookie policy
  • © 2025 ServiceNow. All rights reserved.