Index: src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/dbunit/ExportMojo.java
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--- src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/dbunit/ExportMojo.java	(revision 16563)
+++ src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/dbunit/ExportMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@
      */
     protected String encoding;
     
+    /**
+     * Set to true to enable the read-only flag on the database connection.
+     * @parameter
+     */
+    protected boolean readonly;
+    
 
     public void execute()
         throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@
             dest.getParentFile().mkdirs();
             
             IDatabaseConnection connection = createConnection();
+            connection.getConnection().setReadOnly(readonly);
             try
             {
                 Export export = new Export();