There is a bug in monetdb, you can run the following script in two clients(mclient.exe), and before test, please disable autocommit option.
 
user A:                                                                                USER B:
CREATE TABLE TEST(C1 INT PRIMARY KEY, C2 INT);
INSERT INTO TEST VALUES(1,1);
COMMIT;
 
SELECT C2 FROM TEST WHERE C1=1;
 
SELECT C2 FROM TEST WHERE C1=1;
 
UPDATE TEST SET C2=10 WHERE C1=1;
                                                                                           UPDATE TEST SET C2=30 WHERE C1=1;
 
COMMIT;
                                                                                           COMMIT;--CONFLICT, NEED TO ROLLBACK;
 
                                                                                           ROLLBACK;
 
                                                                                           UPDATE TEST SET C2=30 WHERE C1=1;
                                                                                          
                                                                                           SELECT C2 FROM TEST WHERE C1=1;
                                                                                           --THE RESULT IS 10, NOT 30.   TOO BAD!
 
2010-03-09

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