Re: 2PC-induced lockup - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: 2PC-induced lockup
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Msg-id 46952B8B.1090401@enterprisedb.com
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In response to Re: 2PC-induced lockup  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Re: 2PC-induced lockup
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
>> It's not? I agree with Tom here; this is just one of the numerous
>> things you can do to screw up your database as a superuser. Why would
>> you LOCK the pg_auth table, or any other system table for that
>> matter, in the first place? Let alone in a distributed transaction.
> 
> Well, my test case arose from a real application scenario, not an 
> attempt to destroy my database system.

Why does the application LOCK pg_auth?

--   Heikki Linnakangas  EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com


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