Re: psql error: could not connect to server - Mailing list pgsql-novice

On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 22:39:09 +0100,
  bartvde@xs4all.nl wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I just downloaded the source from PostgreSQL 7.4.1 and installed it on Red
> Hat 9. Install was succesfull. After this I installed PostGIS 0.8.0.
>
> To test the PostGIS install I need the perform the following command:
>
> createlang plpgsql postgistest
>
> But on performing this I get the following error:
>
> psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
>         Is the server running locally and accepting
>         connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
> createlang: external error
>
> Anybody have an idea what could be the problem?

Most likely the server isn't running.