"Brian J. France" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>   I am getting a few of these errors in my web logs and didn't know what I could do 
>to stop it.

> NOTICE:  Deadlock detected -- See the lock(l) manual page for a possible cause.

> Error in query "UPDATE <table> SET <field> = <value> WHERE <field2> = <value2>" : 
>ERROR:  WaitOnLock: error on wakeup - Aborting this transaction

> Is this due to the hash index on field2 or due to the has index in general?

Don't use hash indexes for concurrent applications.  I don't really know
of any reason for preferring a hash index over a btree index in any case.

                        regards, tom lane

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