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Data modification statements made to tables in themysql schema are replicated according to the value ofbinlog_format; if this value isMIXED, these statements are replicated using row-based format. However, statements that would normally update this information indirectly—suchGRANT,REVOKE, and statements manipulating triggers, stored routines, and views—are replicated to replicas using statement-based replication.