On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 03:30:38PM -0500, John Liu wrote: > what's the default lock in pgsql? > > if I issued insert(copy)/or update processed > on the same table but on different records > the same time, how those processes will > affect each other?
You might want to check out the docs at <http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/pgsql/src/tools/backend/index.html> and <http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.2/postgres/mvcc.html> to learn the answers to these questions. There's no general answer to your question, exactly, since you talk about insert, copy, and update. A -- ---- Andrew Sullivan 204-4141 Yonge Street Liberty RMS Toronto, Ontario Canada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> M2P 2A8 +1 416 646 3304 x110 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster