Re: error on connecting port 5432

On 12/1/20 12:51 AM, Atul Kumar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I m creating a test db user using below command using root OS user
> sudo -u postgres createuser -p 5432 --pwprompt testuser
>
> I am getting the attached error of port.
>
> But my postgres services are running fine on port 5432, I am sharing
> the screenshot of that also.

In future please include this as text not images.

>
> So please help me in letting me know why I am getting the above error
> when I am connected to the root OS user?

You are not connecting as OS root you are connecting as the database
user testuser.

Does /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432 exits?

Do you have more then one instance of Postgres on this machine?

If so how where they installed and more importantly where they installed
differently?

As a test try running the command with addition of -h localhost.

>
> Note - I am able to create a test db user when I am connected to
> postgres using psql command.
>
>
> Regards,
> Atul
>

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