Re: Snapshot is not working - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Snapshot is not working
Date
Msg-id 12562.1003501625@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Snapshot is not working  ("Tille, Andreas" <TilleA@rki.de>)
Responses Re: Snapshot is not working  ("Tille, Andreas" <TilleA@rki.de>)
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"Tille, Andreas" <TilleA@rki.de> writes:
> psql: connectDBStart() -- connect() failed: No such file or directory
>         Is the postmaster running locally
>         and accepting connections on Unix socket '/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432'?

That's not the usual location for a PG socket file.  How did you tell
psql to look there, and are you sure the postmaster thinks the same?
(If there's a socket file present in /tmp rather than
/var/run/postgresql, it's a strong tipoff that you've gotten this
wrong...)

            regards, tom lane

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