Re: [GENERAL] Boneheaded Setup?

On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Shawn Pursley wrote:

> I've currently got pgsql up and running but I have a couple of problems and
> I'm wondering if someone can help me.
>
> Here's what I'm getting where postgres should run the postmaster and powner
> is the common user account:
>
> [postgres(at)pusher pgsql]$ nohup postmaster > regress.log 2>&1 &
> [1] 691
> [postgres(at)pusher pgsql]$ su powner
> Password:
> [powner(at)pusher pgsql]$ psql template1
> Connection to database 'template1' failed.
> connectDB() failed: Is the postmaster running and accepting connections at
> 'UNIX
> Socket' on port '5432'?
>
> I setup just about everything that the docs said to, staying away from root,
> etc. If I run that postmaster command from the powner user, then I can
> access pgsql, but only as that user.
>
>
> Shawn Pursley(shawn(dot)pursley(at)service-transport(dot)com)
>

what does the log say? can you do a ps and see the postmaster process running?

Simon.
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