Re: Postgres Hanging on Inserts - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Postgres Hanging on Inserts
Date
Msg-id 9546.1059575121@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Postgres Hanging on Inserts  (Adam Kavan <akavan@cox.net>)
List pgsql-general
Adam Kavan <akavan@cox.net> writes:
> I looked into pg_locks and they are all waiting to get an exclusive
> lock on the same relation.  Is there anyway for me to tell what this
> relation is?

To decipher the OIDs in pg_locks, join against pg_class.oid, or just do
    select relname from pg_class where oid = nnnn;

> Does anyone know what it could be and how I can fix this
> problem?

Look for the process that already has a lock on the same relation, and
find out what it's waiting for.

            regards, tom lane

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