"Thomas F.O'Connell" <tfo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > The linking table is a pure linking table. It has a user_id and a > group_id, each a foreign key. The user_id ties to the appropriate > subclass user table. The group_id ties to the groups table, which is > not part of an inheritance hierarchy. A multicolumn primary key covers > both foreign keys in the linking table, and the secondary column of the > key also has its own index. Inserts/updates in a table that has a foreign key result in locks on the referenced rows in the master table. Could this explain your problem? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)