On 18/11/08 Scott Marlowe did say: > Just because you've got a blocking transaction doesn't mean it's a > deadlock. A deadlock means you have two transactions, each of which > is waiting for the other to continue before it can go on. If one > query is holding up another query, but not vice versa, it's not a > deadlock, just a lock. Right you are. > First place to start is the view pg_locks I found this: http://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2004/02/26/finding_open_locks_on_postgresql/ it revealed where the locks were consumed. Thanks, Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <michael_soulier@xxxxxxxxx>, 613-592-2122 x2522 "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." --Albert Einstein -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general