1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/devel/management/commands/reporead_inotify.py b/devel/management/commands/reporead_inotify.py
index ffd49b8f..acb53a54 100755
--- a/devel/management/commands/reporead_inotify.py
+++ b/devel/management/commands/reporead_inotify.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import threading
 import time
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from django.db import connection
 
 from main.models import Arch, Repo
 from .reporead import read_repo
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             raise CommandError('path template did not uniquely '
                     'determine architecture for each file')
 
+        # this thread is done using the database; all future access is done in
+        # the spawned read_repo() processes, so close the otherwise completely
+        # idle connection.
+        connection.close()
+
         # A proper atomic replacement of the database as done by rsync is type
         # IN_MOVED_TO. repo-add/remove will finish with a IN_CLOSE_WRITE.
         mask = pyinotify.IN_CLOSE_WRITE | pyinotify.IN_MOVED_TO