FIX: Table Lock Escalation in Service Pack 1 Causes Error 1203

ID: Q155816

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5 Service Pack 1 and later

SYMPTOMS

If a query's page locks on a table escalate to a table lock and the table is searched with a unique index, an Error 1203 occurs and terminates the client connection.


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:

  1. Use non-unique index.


  2. Use the optimizer locking hint "TABLOCK."


  3. Increase the LE Threshold Maximum configuration value with sp_configure.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5 Service Pack 1. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Additional query words: unique index regression

Keywords : kbnetwork SSrvLock kbbug6.50.sp1 kbfix6.50.sp2
Version : 6.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: April 2, 1999
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