Terrence Brannon <blessed(at)sv-luka(dot)org> writes:
> I started postmaster via:
> ./bin/postmaster -D data -p 7000 &
> but why is a telnet localhost 7000
> result in a refused connection even though
> ./bin/psql -p 7000 test postgres
> works?
You forgot -i, so only Unix-socket connections will be accepted.
regards, tom lane