Re: Newbie: problem Connecting to Server

From: "codeWarrior" <GPatnude(at)adelphia(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Newbie: problem Connecting to Server
Date: 2003-04-04 05:27:51
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Is postgreSQL even running ????

# ps ax | grep postgres

"Ferindo Middleton Jr" <ferindo(dot)middleton(at)verizon(dot)net> wrote in message
news:pan(dot)2003(dot)03(dot)31(dot)01(dot)23(dot)34(dot)434512(at)verizon(dot)net(dot)(dot)(dot)
> I'm running Redhat Linux 8. I have registration to the Redhat Network so
> I'm probably running the latest version of postgre sql available. I also
> have Redhat Databse v2.1 installed, but whenever I try to start a session,
> I get the following error message:
>
> 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"?
>
> Please help me configure my system so that I can connect and begin to use
> postgresql.

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