Unless you specifically ask for it postgresql doesn't lock any rows
when you update data.
Dave
On 6-Dec-06, at 2:04 AM, Joost Kraaijeveld wrote:
Does PostgreSQL lock the entire row in a table if I update only 1
column?
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