+ #this is Pg-specific. what to do for mysql etc?
+ # ( mysql LOCK TABLES certainly isn't equivalent or useful here :/ )
+ warn "$me locking svc_acct table for duplicate search" if $DEBUG;
+ dbh->do("LOCK TABLE svc_acct IN SHARE ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE")
+ or die dbh->errstr;
+ warn "$me acquired svc_acct table lock for duplicate search" if $DEBUG;
+