Tried the workaround: [root@my_host mysql]# systemctl stop mariadb [root@my_host mysql]# vi /etc/my.cnf.d/server.cnf [root@my_host mysql]# systemctl start mariadb [root@my_host mysql]# mysql Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MariaDB connection id is 15 Server version: 10.4.25-MariaDB-log MariaDB Server Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others. Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement. MariaDB [(none)]> show status like 'wsrep%'; +-------------------------------+----------------------+ | Variable_name | Value | +-------------------------------+----------------------+ | wsrep | 0 | | wsrep_applier_thread_count | 0 | | wsrep_cluster_capabilities | | | wsrep_cluster_conf_id | 18446744073709551615 | | wsrep_cluster_size | 0 | | wsrep_cluster_state_uuid | | | wsrep_cluster_status | Disconnected | | wsrep_connected | OFF | | wsrep_local_bf_aborts | 0 | | wsrep_local_index | 18446744073709551615 | | wsrep_provider_capabilities | | | wsrep_provider_name | | | wsrep_provider_vendor | | | wsrep_provider_version | | | wsrep_ready | OFF | | wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count | 0 | | wsrep_thread_count | 0 | +-------------------------------+----------------------+ 17 rows in set (0.002 sec) MariaDB [(none)]> set global wsrep_on=ON; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.025 sec) (AFTER A MINUTE OR SO) MariaDB [(none)]> show status like 'wsrep%'; +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Variable_name | Value | +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | wsrep_local_state_uuid | de3a001e-b60d-11ea-b6fb-2be672ab60db | | wsrep_protocol_version | -1 | | wsrep_last_committed | 5647861 | | wsrep_replicated | 0 | | wsrep_replicated_bytes | 0 | | wsrep_repl_keys | 0 | | wsrep_repl_keys_bytes | 0 | | wsrep_repl_data_bytes | 0 | | wsrep_repl_other_bytes | 0 | | wsrep_received | 0 | | wsrep_received_bytes | 0 | | wsrep_local_commits | 0 | | wsrep_local_cert_failures | 0 | | wsrep_local_replays | 0 | | wsrep_local_send_queue | 0 | | wsrep_local_send_queue_max | 0 | | wsrep_local_send_queue_min | 0 | | wsrep_local_send_queue_avg | 0 | | wsrep_local_recv_queue | 0 | | wsrep_local_recv_queue_max | 0 | | wsrep_local_recv_queue_min | 0 | | wsrep_local_recv_queue_avg | 0 | | wsrep_local_cached_downto | 5647215 | | wsrep_flow_control_paused_ns | 0 | | wsrep_flow_control_paused | 0 | | wsrep_flow_control_sent | 0 | | wsrep_flow_control_recv | 0 | | wsrep_flow_control_active | false | | wsrep_flow_control_requested | false | | wsrep_cert_deps_distance | 0 | | wsrep_apply_oooe | 0 | | wsrep_apply_oool | 0 | | wsrep_apply_window | 0 | | wsrep_apply_waits | 0 | | wsrep_commit_oooe | 0 | | wsrep_commit_oool | 0 | | wsrep_commit_window | 0 | | wsrep_local_state | 0 | | wsrep_local_state_comment | Initialized | | wsrep_cert_index_size | 0 | | wsrep_causal_reads | 0 | | wsrep_cert_interval | 0 | | wsrep_open_transactions | 0 | | wsrep_open_connections | 0 | | wsrep_incoming_addresses | | | wsrep_applier_thread_count | 0 | | wsrep_cluster_capabilities | | | wsrep_cluster_conf_id | 18446744073709551615 | | wsrep_cluster_size | 0 | | wsrep_cluster_state_uuid | | | wsrep_cluster_status | Disconnected | | wsrep_connected | OFF | | wsrep_local_bf_aborts | 0 | | wsrep_local_index | 18446744073709551615 | | wsrep_provider_capabilities | :MULTI_MASTER:CERTIFICATION:PARALLEL_APPLYING:TRX_REPLAY:ISOLATION:PAUSE:CAUSAL_READS:INCREMENTAL_WRITESET:UNORDERED:PREORDERED:STREAMING:NBO: | | wsrep_provider_name | Galera | | wsrep_provider_vendor | Codership Oy | | wsrep_provider_version | 26.4.11(r67341d0) | | wsrep_ready | OFF | | wsrep_rollbacker_thread_count | 0 | | wsrep_thread_count | 0 | +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 61 rows in set (0.002 sec)