Thread: Re: postmaster successfully started?
Look in the Admin Docs: Starting the Server. pg_ctl -o "-i <other options>". Or edit the TCPIP_SOCKETS parameter in pogresql.conf. Jay sysadmin@sysadmincorner.com www.sysadmincorner.com "Andy Jenks" <andy@compete.com> wrote in message news:9flpfb$559$1@news.tht.net... > after starting the postmaster: > pg_ctl -o "-o -F -B 3000 -S -N2 -ps -pn" start > postmaster successfully started > > so the postmaster is started right? but I keep on getting the following > createdb test1 > psql: connectDBStart() -- connect() failed: No such file or directory > Is the postmaster running locally > and accepting connections on Unix socket '/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432'? > createdb: database creation failed > any ideas why it says the system is started but I still can't connect? I've > removed /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432 and tried again but still had the same result. > any help would be appreciated. > thanks > andy > -- > Andy Jenks > Compete Inc. > andy@compete.com > >