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Richard Heller wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I created a database using createdb and it got created correctly.
> However, I'm having trouble connecting to it with JDBC.  I named the
> database "mydb" and the url I'm using in JDBC to connect is
> "jdbc:postgresql:mydb".  I'm getting
>
> java.sql.SQLException: Connection failed: java.net.ConnectException:
> Connection refused
>
> at runtime.  What causes this and how do I fix it?
>
> Thanks,
> Rich