X-Original-To: pgsql-admin-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B6DF9DC849 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:26:08 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 53174-08 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:26:08 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: delayed 00:05:00.980655 by SQLgrey- Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc14.comcast.net [216.148.227.154]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E395A9DC814 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:26:05 -0400 (AST) Received: from [10.0.1.5] (c-24-20-199-254.hsd1.or.comcast.net[24.20.199.254]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc14) with SMTP id <20051218192101014008k4vge>; Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:21:05 +0000 Subject: Re: psql From: Ken Hill Reply-To: ken@scottshill.com To: olive Mckenzie Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org In-Reply-To: <20051217143959.59643.qmail@web52007.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20051217143959.59643.qmail@web52007.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Scotts Hill Associates, Inc. Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:21:06 -0800 Message-Id: <1134933666.7277.0.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.06 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.060] X-Spam-Score: 0.06 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200512/188 X-Sequence-Number: 19908 On Sat, 2005-12-17 at 06:39 -0800, olive Mckenzie wrote: > Hello > > Problem > > when I type psql while logged in as postgres user and > in /usr/local/pgsql/bin > > > I get message > > > could not connect to server no such file or directory. > is server running locally and accepting connections on UNIX domain > socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"? > > can anyone help > > > Olive > Is postgres running? Try restarting it. >