--- ./scripts/mysqlhotcopy.sh~ 2013-03-19 11:30:02.000000000 +0200 +++ ./scripts/mysqlhotcopy.sh 2013-05-10 00:42:25.986175909 +0300 @@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ eval { my ($file,$position) = get_row( $dbh, "show master status" ); - die "master status is undefined" if !defined $file || !defined $position; + warn "master status is undefined" if !defined $file || !defined $position; my $row_hash = get_row_hash( $dbh, "show slave status" ); my ($master_host, $log_file, $log_pos );