Peter Bradley wrote:
> I have just downloaded and installed postgresql and pgadmin3.
>
> In Postgresql I have done no more than create a test database (with no
> tables or anything) called testdb. I can connect to this dataabase as
> the user postgres from the command line interface (./psql testdb). The
> postgres user is the user who started the server.
>
> When I try to add a server in pgadmin3 I firstly get the following
> warning:
>
> Warning:
> Mailcap file /home/peter/.mailcap, line 59: incomplete entry ignored.
>
> which seems a bit odd, since that refers to crossover office's entry for
> Word 97 ...
>
> Then I enter the details for the new server (localhost, testdb,
> postgres), but pgadmin3 hangs when I click on OK. I've tried it with
> the trusted checkbox both selected and deselected.
>
> netstat -l confirms that the server is listening on port 5432.
>
> If I try to telnet to port 5432 I get "Connection refused" both as my
> own user and as the postgres user.
>
> My pg_hba.conf file is just the default file, which says that
> connections should be permitted for any local postgresql user. So I
> gather from that that the postgres user should be OK.
>
> I'd look in the logs, but I don't know where to look (or what to look
> for ...).
>
> I'd be grateful for any help
Please supply informations about system and pgadmin3 version
(binary/source?)
Regards,
Andreas
