Re: error: connection to server on socket...

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
To: Amn Ojee Uw <amnojeeuw(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: error: connection to server on socket...
Date: 2023-08-01 18:55:14
Message-ID: 11ee7173-cfb6-7f4c-c17b-dcced24e2bc9@aklaver.com
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On 8/1/23 11:42, Amn Ojee Uw wrote:
> Ah! Adrean, here is something interesting.
>
> /*pg_lsclusters*/ displays the following information
>
> /*Ver Cluster Port Status                Owner    Data
> directory              Log file*//*
> *//*12  main    5432 down,binaries_missing postgres
> /var/lib/postgresql/12/main /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-12-main.log*//*
> *//*15  main    5433 online                postgres
> /var/lib/postgresql/15/main /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-15-main.log*/
>
> What is version 12 is doing there, I thought that I had completely
> removed it and replaced it with version 15!!

You didn't, read:

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20230731125247.puiaz7fjkfvljdwy%40alvherre.pgsql

and

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/33f0fc61-2d0f-60bd-e0ed-4cada3c30301@aklaver.com

The clue is "binaries_missing".

You remove(ed) all the files except the conf files.

> Should I remove that log file?

Run:

sudo apt purge postgresql-12

That will take care of removing all the conf files.

To connect you need to specify the correct port, 5433 or do:

sudo vi /etc/postgresql/15/main/postgresql.conf

and change

port = 5433

to

port = 5432

Then restart the server.

You then need to spend some time at the links in this message:

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/c1ad730a-a84a-ae97-2f23-6891cb06ef26%40aklaver.com

>
> Regarding /pf(at)pfortin(dot)com/ assertion, I am working with a _/Debian 12/_
> machine and /*ls -l /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432*/
> displays the following error message : /*ls: cannot access
> '/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432': No such file or directory*/
>
> As for Tomas Pospisek questions :
> * as which user are you doing that (you can see that via `id`)?
>
> Due to matters of security let us assume that the output is :
> /*id*//*
> *//*uid=1000(my_account) gid=1000(my_account)
> groups=1000(my_account),24(cdrom),25(floppy),27(sudo),29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),100(users),*/
> /*106(netdev),111(bluetooth),113(lpadmin),116(scanner),122(postgres),1001(tomcat)*/
>
> * in which directory are you executing it  (you can see that via `pwd`)?
>
> /*/home/*//*my_account*/
>
> * what is the home directory of the postgres user (you can see that via
> `grep postgres /etc/passwd`) /*
> */
>
> /*~$ grep postgres /etc/passwd*//*
> *//*postgres:x:113:122:PostgreSQL
> administrator,,,:/var/lib/postgresql:/bin/bash*/
>
> * what does `ls -ld /var/run/postgresql/; ls -l
> /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432` show?
>
> /*ls -ld /var/run/postgresql/*//*
> *//*drwxrwsr-x 2 postgres postgres 100 Jul 31 20:45
> /var/run/postgresql/*/
>
> /*ls -l /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432*//*
> *//*ls: cannot access '/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432': No such
> file or directory*/
>
>
> - what does `journalctl -xeu postgresql` say?
>
> /*sudo journalctl -xeu postgresql*//*
> *//*[sudo] password for *//*/**//*my_account*/: *//*
> *//*░░ Support: https://www.debian.org/support*//*
> *//*░░ *//*
> *//*░░ A start job for unit postgresql.service has begun execution.*//*
> *//*░░ *//*
> *//*░░ The job identifier is 3496.*//*
> *//*Jul 31 20:45:13 *//*tree.com systemd[1]: Finished
> postgresql.service - PostgreSQL R>*//*
> *//*░░ Subject: A start job for unit postgresql.service has finished
> successfully*//*
> *//*░░ Defined-By: systemd*//*
> *//*░░ Support: https://www.debian.org/support*//*
> *//*░░ *//*
> *//*░░ A start job for unit postgresql.service has finished
> successfully.*//*
> *//*░░ *//*
> *//*░░ The job identifier is 3496.*//*
> *//*lines 4-16/16 (END)*/
>
> - what does `tail -n 20
> /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-*-qgisclouddb.log` show?
>
> /*sudo tail -n 20 /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-*-qgisclouddb.log*//*
> *//*tail: cannot open
> '/var/log/postgresql/postgresql-*-qgisclouddb.log' for reading: No
> such file or directory*/
>
>
> I hope I was able to answer all the interesting questions posted as
> reply to my original post.
>
> /Thanks folks, I really appreciate the time you have dedicated to my
> question./
>
>
> On 8/1/23 10:35 a.m., Adrian Klaver wrote:
>> On 8/1/23 03:22, Amn Ojee Uw wrote:
>>> Using the following command on my Debian 12 machine:
>>>
>>> /*sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-15
>>> postgresql-client-common postgresql-common postgresql-contrib
>>> postgresql-doc phppgadmin
>>> */
>>>
>>>
>>> and following the instruction on this
>>> <https://wiki.debian.org/PostgreSql#User_access> web page I have
>>> installed PostgreSQL-15.
>>> The installation went smooth, until the following command was issued :
>>>
>>> /*sudo -u postgres psql*/
>>>
>>> ... I get an error message that reads:
>>>
>>> /*could not change directory to "/home/my_account": Permission
>>> denied*//*
>>> *//*psql: error: connection to server on socket
>>> "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432" failed: No such file or
>>> directory*//*
>>> *//*    Is the server running locally and accepting connections on
>>> that socket?*/
>>>
>>> What can I do to resolve this issue?
>>
>> Run
>>
>> pg_lsclusters
>>
>> and see what port the server is running on.
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>

--
Adrian Klaver
adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com

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