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ConnectDBStart() error

From
"Andrew Chan"
Date:
I'm using SuSE Linux 7.0 with PostgreSQL 7.0.3. I encounter the following error while adding a user
 
test:~# su postgres
test:/root ~# createuser
Shall the user be allowed to create databases?(y/n) : y
Shall the user be allowed to create more users? (y/n) : y
psql: ConnectDBStart() -- connect failed - Connection refused
    Is the postmaster running at localhost?
    and accepting connection on Unix sockets '5432'?
createuser: creation of user www failed
 
Pls advise.
 
Andrew

Re: ConnectDBStart() error

From
"Oliver Elphick"
Date:
"Andrew Chan" wrote:
  >I'm using SuSE Linux 7.0 with PostgreSQL 7.0.3. I encounter the following e=
  >rror while adding a user
  >
  >test:~# su postgres
  >test:/root ~# createuser
  >Shall the user be allowed to create databases?(y/n) : y
  >Shall the user be allowed to create more users? (y/n) : y
  >psql: ConnectDBStart() -- connect failed - Connection refused
  >    Is the postmaster running at localhost?
  >    and accepting connection on Unix sockets '5432'?

What's the answer to those questions? Do:

  ps ax | grep postmaster

to answer the first, and

  ls -l /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432

or (as root)

  lsof -U | grep 5432

to answer the second.


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Re: ConnectDBStart() error

From
"Robert B. Easter"
Date:
On Tuesday 12 December 2000 06:49, Oliver Elphick wrote:
> "Andrew Chan" wrote:
>   >I'm using SuSE Linux 7.0 with PostgreSQL 7.0.3. I encounter the
>   > following e= rror while adding a user
>   >
>   >test:~# su postgres
>   >test:/root ~# createuser
>   >Shall the user be allowed to create databases?(y/n) : y
>   >Shall the user be allowed to create more users? (y/n) : y
>   >psql: ConnectDBStart() -- connect failed - Connection refused
>   >    Is the postmaster running at localhost?
>   >    and accepting connection on Unix sockets '5432'?
>
> What's the answer to those questions? Do:
>
>   ps ax | grep postmaster
>
> to answer the first, and
>
>   ls -l /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432
>
> or (as root)
>
>   lsof -U | grep 5432
>
> to answer the second.


I don't have the "lsof" command on my system: Slackware 7.1.  What does it
do?  Should I download it from somewhere and install it?

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