How do I find which transaction is causing a “Waiting for table metadata lock” state?

Question

I am trying to perform some DDL on a table and SHOW PROCESSLIST results in a \" Waiting for table metadata lock \" message.

How can I find out which tra

Answer 1

I had a similar issue with Datagrip and none of these solutions worked.

Once I restarted the Datagrip Client it was no longer an issue and I could drop tables again.