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To: rodneyr@embratel.com.br
cc: pgsql-interfaces@hub.org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] Opening database with PGACCESS 
In-Reply-To: Message from rodneyr@embratel.com.br of "Sun,
	01 Aug 1999 21:41:33 -0300."
	<032567C1.0003CBDA.00@ntrjo008.nt.embratel.com.br>
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Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 05:31:08 +0100
From: "Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>

rodneyr@embratel.com.br wrote:
  >When I try to open my database (mydb) with the pgaccess, I receive the
  >following message:
  >
  >"Error connecting database. Connection to database failed
  >connectDB() failed: Is the postmaster running and accepting
  >TCP/IP (with -i) connections at 'localhost' on port '5432'"
  >
  >The postmaster is running and I can connect to mydb using "psql":
 

pgaccess uses a TCP/IP connection through localhost, so you have to use the
-i option when starting the postmaster, even though you have no other
machines connecting to it.

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