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# Connector/J 2.4.1 Release Notes

Release notes for MariaDB Connector/J 2.4.1, a Stable (GA) release published 18 March 2019.

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**Release date:** 18 Mar 2019

MariaDB Connector/J 2.4.1 is a [***Stable***](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria.md) ***(GA)*** release.

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### Evolutions

* \[misc] enabled running of 'SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS' for error code 1213 (@mtykhenko)
* \[misc] reduce mutex using select @@innodb\_read\_only for aurora (@matsuzayaws)

### Bugs

* \[misc] updating checkstyle version dependency
* \[misc] permit using SSL on localsocket
* \[misc] java PID using java 9 ProcessHandle if existing, relying on JNA if present
* [CONJ-687](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-687): addition of option "useMysqlMetadata" to permit MySQL meta compatibility
* [CONJ-682](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-682): internal pool correction: when receiving an RST during connection validation, the pool will end up throwing connection timeout exception in place of reusing another connection.

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