> > If its not the case, the user should be more careful about when he is > > scheduling backups to so that they dont conflict with DDL changes. > > That is most certainly the wise choice. > > > I am not too comfortable with exposing the locking type to the user. That > > may be just me though. > > Why would that be a problem? Hard reasons, please. >
Should we genuinely depend on the user's good judgement to decide the locking types? -- Regards, Atri *l'apprenant*