*** postgresql-6.5.3/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c~	Mon Aug  2 14:25:10 1999
--- postgresql-6.5.3/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c	Mon Dec 27 14:17:02 1999
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*** 572,577 ****
--- 572,581 ----
  	 */
  	InitCatalogCache();
  
+ 	/* start a new transaction here before access to db */
+ 	if (!bootstrap)
+ 		StartTransactionCommand();
+ 
  	/* ----------------
  	 *	 set ourselves to the proper user id and figure out our postgres
  	 *	 user id.  If we ever add security so that we check for valid