mysql replication error

Syndrome:

mysql > show slave status\G

*************************** 1. row ***************************
             Slave_IO_State: Waiting for master to send event
                Master_Host: x.x.x.x
                Master_User: x
                Master_Port: 3306
              Connect_Retry: 60
            Master_Log_File: mysql-bin.000244
        Read_Master_Log_Pos: 27646713
             Relay_Log_File: mysqld-relay-bin.000089
              Relay_Log_Pos: 17263579
      Relay_Master_Log_File: mysql-bin.000242
           Slave_IO_Running: Yes
          Slave_SQL_Running: No
            Replicate_Do_DB:
        Replicate_Ignore_DB: xxxx
         Replicate_Do_Table:
     Replicate_Ignore_Table:
    Replicate_Wild_Do_Table:
Replicate_Wild_Ignore_Table:
                 Last_Errno: 0
                 Last_Error: xxxxxxx
               Skip_Counter: 0
        Exec_Master_Log_Pos: 17263442
            Relay_Log_Space: 92789222
            Until_Condition: None
             Until_Log_File:
              Until_Log_Pos: 0
         Master_SSL_Allowed: No
         Master_SSL_CA_File:
         Master_SSL_CA_Path:
            Master_SSL_Cert:
          Master_SSL_Cipher:
             Master_SSL_Key:
      Seconds_Behind_Master: 99460
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Solution

On the slave server, run

mysql -uroot -p

mysql > stop slave;

mysql > SET GLOBAL SQL_SLAVE_SKIP_COUNTER = N

mysql > start slave;

mysql > show slave status\G

*************************** 1. row ***************************
             Slave_IO_State: Waiting for master to send event
                Master_Host: x.x.x.x
                Master_User: x

                Master_Port: 3306
              Connect_Retry: 60
            Master_Log_File: mysql-bin.000244
        Read_Master_Log_Pos: 27646713
             Relay_Log_File: mysqld-relay-bin.000089
              Relay_Log_Pos: 17263579
      Relay_Master_Log_File: mysql-bin.000242
           Slave_IO_Running: Yes
          Slave_SQL_Running: Yes
            Replicate_Do_DB:
        Replicate_Ignore_DB: xxxx

         Replicate_Do_Table:
     Replicate_Ignore_Table:
    Replicate_Wild_Do_Table:
Replicate_Wild_Ignore_Table:
                 Last_Errno: 0
                 Last_Error:
               Skip_Counter: 0
        Exec_Master_Log_Pos: 17263442
            Relay_Log_Space: 92789222
            Until_Condition: None
             Until_Log_File:
              Until_Log_Pos: 0
         Master_SSL_Allowed: No
         Master_SSL_CA_File:
         Master_SSL_CA_Path:
            Master_SSL_Cert:
          Master_SSL_Cipher:
             Master_SSL_Key:
      Seconds_Behind_Master: 99460
1 row in set (0.00 sec)


everything is back to normal.