Microsoft KB Archive/155816

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

Article ID: 155816

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q155816





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: kbbug kbfix kbnetwork KB155816

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