You're probably waiting on a lock from another process. Check pg_locks.
On 7 May 2013 11:38, Johann Spies <johann.sp...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am running python scripts to read tag-formated files and put the data > into tables. > > Sometimes a script (I am running several of them in parallel on a server) > just hangs. That happened now again and when I checked I saw this: > > SELECT pg_stat_get_backend_pid(s.backendid) AS procpid, > pg_stat_get_backend_activity(s.backendid) AS current_query FROM (SELECT > pg_stat_get_backend_idset() AS backendid) AS s; > procpid > | > current_query > > > ---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 31697 | SELECT rkw_art_link.id, rkw_art_link.rart_id, > rkw_art_link.kw_id FROM rkw_art_link WHERE ((rkw_art_link.kw_id = > 'a9285811-8b14-421b-b7ee-2c0a7dc9c52c') AND (rkw_art_link.rart_id = > '000182809000214')) ORDER BY rkw_art_link.id LIMIT 1 OFFSET 0; > 32234 | INSERT INTO rkeywords(de,uuid) VALUES ('ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR > BLOCKER','4b1c8ae2-d837-4d25-a32f-4891db267b9b'); > 30791 | INSERT INTO rkeywords(de,uuid) VALUES > ('SYNCOPE','45044b9e-3cab-4f7b-83b9-f32cbed3cb24'); > 31799 | <IDLE> in transaction > 16893 | <IDLE> > 31624 | INSERT INTO rkeywords(de,uuid) VALUES ('DIASTOLIC > FUNCTION','0c3633b4-05d1-4871-bbc1-b5e4c797e0db'); > 31884 | INSERT INTO rkeywords(de,uuid) VALUES > ('MAPK','51b7d331-5652-4d05-9386-bc4e714b398d'); > 31715 | <IDLE> in transaction > 31749 | <IDLE> > 321 | SELECT pg_stat_get_backend_pid(s.backendid) AS procpid, > pg_stat_get_backend_activity(s.backendid) AS current_query FROM (SELECT > pg_stat_get_backend_idset() AS backendid) AS s; > (10 rows) > > Number 31884 is the problem one. It just sits there everytime I run this > query and it never seems to get completed. > > How do I find out what is the problem? And how do I 'push' it to carry on? > > Regards > Johann > -- > Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, > my lips will praise you. (Psalm 63:3) > -- If you can't see the forest for the trees, Cut the trees and you'll see there is no forest.