Re: Alter command getting stuck on a table - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Alter command getting stuck on a table
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Msg-id 4965.1578401074@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Alter command getting stuck on a table  (Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>)
Responses Re: Alter command getting stuck on a table  (Jerry Sievers <gsievers19@comcast.net>)
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Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at> writes:
> On Tue, 2020-01-07 at 14:58 +0530, Shrikant Bhende wrote:
>> I am trying to add a column to a table but it's not working, I have also tried
>> reindex and drop on the same table but those commands are also getting stuck.

> There is a concurrent session which has an open transaction which
> holds some lock on the table in question.

Yes, that looks like the cause.  The pg_locks view could help you
find the culprit session.

            regards, tom lane



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