Re: When "psql -l" is invoked from prompt and not completed,

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> I don't.  It's from the interlock that prevents copying a database that
> >> contains active sessions.
>
> > I understand that, but why does psql still hold that lock while
> > displaying the database names with more?
>
> I don't think it closes the database connection until it's ready to
> exit.
>
> We could maybe fix -l to close the connection before outputting data,
> but it doesn't seem like that really will make a lot of difference.
> What of someone who's connected to template1 with a plain "psql
> template1" session?

Oh, so it is their connection to template1 that is causing the lock, not
the display of the -l data.  Thanks, got it, and makes sense.

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