Re: psql error: could not connect to server

From: Bruno Wolff III <bruno(at)wolff(dot)to>
To: bartvde(at)xs4all(dot)nl
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: psql error: could not connect to server
Date: 2004-01-09 21:41:45
Message-ID: 20040109214145.GB17189@wolff.to
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On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 22:39:09 +0100,
bartvde(at)xs4all(dot)nl wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I just downloaded the source from PostgreSQL 7.4.1 and installed it on Red
> Hat 9. Install was succesfull. After this I installed PostGIS 0.8.0.
>
> To test the PostGIS install I need the perform the following command:
>
> createlang plpgsql postgistest
>
> But on performing this I get the following error:
>
> psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
> Is the server running locally and accepting
> connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
> createlang: external error
>
> Anybody have an idea what could be the problem?

Most likely the server isn't running.

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