I am trying to install PostgreSQL 7.2 under Redhat

The installation seems to work without problems. However, when I try to
start the program I encounter the following error message

>psql: connectDBStart() -- connect() failed: No such file or directory
> Is the postmaster running locally
> and accepting connections on Unix socket '/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432'?

There is no such file in the /tmp/ directory. I am not sure how to find out
if the postmaster is running.

I am not entirely clear whether this inidicates that there is something
wrong with installation or if something else is wrong. I am willing to try
everything, including a complete reinstall.

sincerely,
KSG

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Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
University of California, San Diego
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