"Srinivas Kotapally" <ksrinivas(at)coriendo(dot)com> writes:
> I am managing an application that uses the Postgres backend. Of late we have
> started getting connection refused errors every now and then. We have not been
> able to identify the cause of this. Any hints or known bugs that I should be
> aware of? Thanks for any help extended!
"Connection refused" means it was refused at the kernel level; if the
postmaster had rejected the connection the message would be different.
So you need to be looking for OS-level issues. Given that you seem to
be running a rather hoary kernel (2.6.9 is a ways back no?), maybe an
update there is indicated. Firewall problems are a possibility too.
regards, tom lane