> when it happens, make sure to query pg_locks and see what is going on > there lock issues are not supposed to manifest on a commit, which > releases locks, but you never know. There aren't any pedning locks (assuming that pgAdmin is using pg_locks to display pendin glocks). > There have been reports of > insonsistent lock ups on windows (espeically multi-processor) which > you might be experiencing. Make sure you have the very latest version > of pg 8.1.x. Also consider checking out 8.2 and see if you can > reproduce the behavior there...this will require compiling postgresql. Are these associated with any type of CPU? Carlo