yes. except that all other clients have auto commit on. thus if you transition from that to auto-commit off. You face two issues: 1. you don't know. and you thi

yes. except that all other clients have auto commit on. thus if you transition from that to auto-commit off. You face two issues: 1. you don't know. and you thing you commited something but actually you didn't 2. you forgot and you committed something. but transaction keeps an row lock open and you bring down the server... :)