Re: SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE on 7.0

Enrico Mangano writes:

> uidb=# SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE ;
> SET VARIABLE
> uidb=# SHOW TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL ;
> NOTICE:  TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL is READ COMMITTED
> SHOW VARIABLE
>
> Has the variable really been setted?

Yes, but if was reset after the transaction finished.  What you're after
is SET SESSION CHARACTERISTICS AS TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE
in 7.1.  (Yes, if I had been in charge I would have chosen a more concise
name.)

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