Re: CREATE DATABASE fails when template1 being accessed ...

On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 14:53:41 -0300, "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org> wrote:
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> ERROR:  source database "template1" is being accessed by other users
> 
> Why is this not allowed?  Not that there is generally a reason to be in 
> template1, but am curious as to why it prevents a new DB from being 
> created if someone is connected to it ...

Because if someone changes something in the database while it is being
copied, the newly created database will probably be messed up.