Postgresql DROP TABLE doesn't work

Question

I\'m trying to drop a few tables with the \"DROP TABLE\" command but for a unknown reason, the program just \"sits\" and doesn\'t delete the table that I want i

Answer 1

So I was hitting my head against the wall for some hours trying to solve the same issue, and here is the solution that worked for me:

Check if PostgreSQL has a pending prepared transaction that's never been committed or rolled back:

SELECT database, gid FROM pg_prepared_xacts;

If you get a result, then for each transaction gid you must execute a ROLLBACK from the database having the problem:

ROLLBACK PREPARED 'the_gid';

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