From: | Matti Linnanvuori <matti(dot)linnanvuori(at)portalify(dot)com> |
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To: | poudelpratik97(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: BUG #17381: psql: error: connection to server on socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432" After installing |
Date: | 2022-01-25 11:38:00 |
Message-ID: | CA9C8A96-5315-4AE6-B6F6-548796424139@portalify.com |
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> On 25. Jan 2022, at 4.28, PG Bug reporting form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 17381
> Logged by: Pratik Poudel
> Email address: poudelpratik97(at)gmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 14.0
> Operating system: Linux- Ubuntu
> Description:
>
> Hello,
> I tried to install postgresql on Ubuntu 20 LTS.
> I followed digital oceans docs and used the following for the
> installation::
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib
>
> This installed successfully when I tried to switch to postgres account
> using
> sudo su - postgres
> The above worked.
> But it throws the error when i try the command "psql"
>
> psql: error: connection to server on socket
> "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"
> failed: No such file or directory
> Is the server running locally and accepting connections on that socket?
>
Hello!
I don't think Ubuntu starts the PostgreSQL server with those commands. You should set up and then start PostgreSQL e.g. with command systemctl start.
Best regards, Matti Linnanvuori
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