# Error 1278: It is recommended to use --skip-slave-start when doing step-by-step replication with STA

| Error Code | SQLSTATE | Error                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ---------- | -------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1278       | HY000    | ER\_MISSING\_SKIP\_SLAVE | It is recommended to use --skip-slave-start when doing step-by-step replication with START SLAVE UNTIL; otherwise, you will get problems if you get an unexpected slave's mysqld restart |

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