Joe Maldonado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> It seems that TRUNCATE is first posting a lock on the table and then 
> waiting for other transactions to finish before truncating the table 
> thus blocking all other operations.

That's what it's supposed to do.  If you have a problem with the length
of the delay, find the (other) transaction that's accessing the table
for too long and fix that.

                        regards, tom lane

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