Re: commit so slow program looks frozen

> when it happens, make sure to query pg_locks and see what is going on
> there lock issues are not supposed to manifest on a commit, which
> releases locks, but you never know.

There aren't any pedning locks (assuming that pgAdmin is using pg_locks to
display pendin glocks).

> There have been reports of
> insonsistent lock ups on windows (espeically multi-processor) which
> you might be experiencing. Make sure you have the very latest version
> of pg 8.1.x.  Also consider checking out 8.2 and see if you can
> reproduce the behavior there...this will require compiling postgresql.

Are these associated with any type of CPU?

Carlo