On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 13:34, Jason Long <hack3rcon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What is the use of a database in read-only mode? Normally it is a connection/session to the database what is in read-only mode, not the whole database. As it has been pointed out, you connect in read only mode to read, so you are protected from accidental modifications. Also, knowing your transactions are not going to write make life easier for optimizers and other things. Francisco Olarte.