How can i see what is locking up a table?

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Published on 2010-05-15T18:40:16Z Indexed on 2010/05/15 18:46 UTC
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I am trying to delete a single row from the db, but it is not completing,even in 20 minutes.There is no other queries locking up the db. I suspect it is some "leftover" lock from previous operations. Anyone has any idea?

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