problem with Connection refused

Hello pgsql-novice,

I keep getting this when I try to access the PostgreSQL database. The
funny thing is this used to work. I am using a cobalt Linux server.
And Postgresql is used for the GUI on that server . The GUI works I
just can't access this other Database.
How can I start the server with the -i . PostgreSQL is started at boot
up with the script down below how can I change that to use the -i
switch or do I even halve to

PHP Warning: pg_pconnect() unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: PQconnec
tPoll() -- connect() failed: Connection refused
Is the postmaster running (with -i) at '127.0.0.1'
and accepting connections on TCP/IP port '5901'?

############THIS IS MY pg_hba.conf FILE#######################
local cobalt crypt
local eprop crypt
host eprop 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 crypt

#########THIS IS THE START UP SCRIPT#################
#!/bin/bash

# postgresql This is the init script for starting up the PostgreSQL
# server
#
# chkconfig: 345 73 73
# description: Starts and stops the PostgreSQL backend daemon
# processname: postmaster
# pidfile: /var/run/postmaster.pid
#

[ -x /usr/bin/postmaster ] || exit 1
[ -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ] || exit 1
[ -s /etc/sysconfig/network ] || exit 1

. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
. /etc/sysconfig/network

[ $NETWORKING = "no" ] && exit 0
[ -s /etc/sysconfig/i18n ] && . /etc/sysconfig/i18n

VERBOSE=yes
[ "$2" = "quiet" ] && VERBOSE=

DOMAIN=initscripts
PIDFILE=/var/run/postmaster.pid
LOCKFILE=/var/lock/subsys/postgresql
PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql/data
export PGDATA

case "$1" in
start)
if [ $VERBOSE ]; then
LINE1=`getmsg postgresql_start_1`
LINE2=`getmsg postgresql_start_2`
$LCD_STOP
$LCD_SWRITE "$LINE1" "$LINE2" &> /dev/null &
echo -n "$LINE1 $LINE2: "
fi

if [ -s $PGDATA/PG_VERSION -a -d $PGDATA/base/template1 ]; then
if [ `cat $PGDATA/PG_VERSION` != "7.0" ]; then
[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "old version, upgrade to 7.0!"
exit 1
fi
else
[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "no database files found. creating..."
if [ ! -d $PGDATA ]; then
mkdir -p $PGDATA
chown postgres.postgres $PGDATA
fi
su postgres -c "/usr/bin/initdb --pglib=/usr/lib/pgsql --pgdata=$PGDATA"
fi

pid=`pidof postmaster`
if [ $pid ]; then
[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "postmaster already running!"
exit 1
fi

rm -f /tmp/.s.PGSQL.*
su postgres -c "nohup /usr/bin/postmaster >> /var/log/postgresql 2>&1 &"
sleep 1

pid=`pidof postmaster`
if [ $pid ]; then
[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "ok [$pid]"
echo $pid > $PIDFILE
touch $LOCKFILE
else
[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "failed!"
[ -f $PIDFILE ] && rm -f $PIDFILE
[ -f $LOCKFILE ] && rm -f $LOCKFILE
exit 1
fi

if [ ! -d $PGDATA/base/cobalt ]; then
/usr/local/sbin/setup-postgres
fi
;;

stop)
if [ $VERBOSE ]; then
LINE1=`getmsg postgresql_stop_1`
LINE2=`getmsg postgresql_stop_2`
$LCD_STOP
$LCD_SWRITE "$LINE1" "$LINE2" &> /dev/null &
echo -n "$LINE1 $LINE2: "
fi

pid=`pidof postmaster`
if [ $pid ]; then
if [ -s $PIDFILE ] && [ `cat $PIDFILE` != $pid ]; then
[ $VERBOSE ] && echo -n "process ID mismatch! "
fi
kill $pid
sleep 2
killall /usr/bin/postgres >/dev/null 2>&1

[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "ok"
else
[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "not running!"
fi

[ -f $PIDFILE ] && rm -f $PIDFILE
[ -f $LOCKFILE ] && rm -f $LOCKFILE
;;

status)
status postmaster
;;

restart)
EXTRA=
[ $VERBOSE ] || EXTRA=quiet
$0 stop $EXTRA
$0 start $EXTRA
;;

hard-restart)
$0 stop quiet
$0 start quiet
;;

*)
echo "Usage: postgresql {start|stop|status|restart} [quiet]"
exit 1

esac

exit 0

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Best regards,
rdkurth mailto:rdkurth(at)starband(dot)net