Re: [SQL] Opposite of LOCK

[Tom Lane]

Antti Linno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is there any possibility to unlock tables after they've been locked? The
> manual part of lock was fuzzy, so I ask from experts instead. MySQL
> uses lock and unlock.

Locks are released at transaction commit/abort.  It has to be that way
to preserve transaction semantics.  I'll refrain from commenting about
MySQL's transaction support...

                        regards, tom lane