Re: New install of 9.5.12 missing default PostgreSQL DB

I don't even have a server to connect to and that is my problem.

On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, 6:48:40 PM CDT, Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> wrote:

On 05/09/2018 06:56 AM, Chandru Aroor wrote:

Please reply to list also.
Ccing list.

> I am used to seeing an instance of the PostgreSQL database once I finish
> installing.  I then restore a copy of the database I need to work with
> into this instance.
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> I am setting up a dev environment, into which I wish to restore a backup
> of a Test instance. However after the install is done and I open
> pgAdmin, this is what I see in the new install. That is the Servers
> group is empty and I (presume) I cannot restore my Test instance here.

Have you tried?:

https://www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/3.x/connecting.html

Contents:

    The Server Dialog

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> On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, 8:28:44 AM CDT, Adrian Klaver
> <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> wrote:
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> On 05/08/2018 06:12 PM, chandru(dot)aroor(at)yahoo(dot)com
> <mailto:chandru(dot)aroor(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
>  > I installed PostgreSQL using PostgreSQL-9.5.12-1-win64-bigsql on a
>  > Windows 10 system.  I installed as a local admin.  The installation
>  > completed fine, although it failed earlier when I tried to install it as
>  > non-admin of the laptop.
>  >
>  > When I launch pgAdmin, I don't see the default instance of the DB
>  > installed on my system.  When I expand the Servers group it is empty.  I
>
> What do you consider the default database?
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> You need to set up the Server(s):
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> https://www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/3.x/connecting.html
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>  > went to services to make sure that the PostgreSQL service (PostgreSQL
>  > 9.5 Server) was running. I restarted the service too.
>  >
>  >
>  > What an I missing?  Appreciate any help on this.
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  >
>  > Chandru
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>  >
>  >
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> Adrian Klaver
> adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com <mailto:adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
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