I have just started using Django with Postgres 9.0.
Actually, the first time I set up my database with Django it worked fine. However, I just created a second Django project with a new database and connection to Postgres (everything has been single user databases on the localhost). After creating my first tables, when I try to get into the Postgres shell from the command line I receive the message:
'Could not connect to server: Connection refused
is the server running on "localhost" and accepting TCP/IP connections on Port 5432?'
I've looked through a number of articles on how to address this problem. However, I'm obviously not understanding some very basic information.
1. If I want to run 'postmaster' from the command line, what does my directory need to be? Where does the executable file reside within ...Postresql/9.0? Every directory I've given the command to tells me it is not an internal or external command.
2. Where does my database data reside? I have no good idea where data goes when I create a database or what kind of files I should be looking for.
3. I never changed anything in my postgres.conf or pg_hba.conf files? Is there anything I should look for in those files that might prevent the server from running or accepting any connections?
Thanks much,
Eric
