Re: Problem with pgAgent on Ubuntu - Mailing list pgsql-general

"P. Broennimann" <peter.broennimann@gmail.com> writes:
> -> The problem I am having is that I can not start pgagent. When I try:

> cd /usr/bin
> ./pgagent hostaddr=127.0.0.1 port=5432 dbname=postgres user=postgres

> and I get the following errors:

> /usr/bin$ WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 1):
> could not connect to server: Connection refused
>         Is the server running on host "127.0.0.1" and accepting
>         TCP/IP connections on port 5432?

"Connection refused" is a kernel-level error, not Postgres refusing the
connection.  Either the postmaster is not actually listening on that
port, or there is a packet filter rejecting the traffic.  I'd bet on the
latter given what you've said.

            regards, tom lane