From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Hima Surapaneni <hbsur1@student.monash.edu>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Can't drop table
Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:23:41 -0400
Message-ID: <22479.1151897021@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <203.39.118.63.1151878450@my.monash.edu.au>
References: <203.39.118.63.1151878450@my.monash.edu.au>
Hima Surapaneni <hbsur1@student.monash.edu> writes:
> The query was successful. But when I try to drop or alter the table, it just hangs without echoing any error message. I have to cancel the query to get out.
Sounds like there's some open transaction with a lock on the table.
The pg_locks view might help you figure out which one.
regards, tom lane
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