Andreas Schmitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Maybe I have a different idea of exclusive.

Locks are held till the end of the current transaction ... so you need
something like

        begin;
        lock ...;
        do whatever ...;
        commit;

to do anything useful with an explicit lock.  A standalone LOCK command
will drop the lock as soon as it's acquired.

                        regards, tom lane

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