Re: psql: could not connect to server: Network is unreachable

Hi,

can you check if postmaster is running on your machine using the
following command
ps -aef | grep postmaster

Also check check if postgres is listening on port 5432 using
netstat -na | grep ':5432'

On 1/4/06, markos <el96645(at)mail(dot)ntua(dot)gr> wrote:
> Is the server running on host "localhost" and accepting
> TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
>
> Now, I'm really confused because I used to have postgre 7 installed on
> my Debian without any serious problems with the configuration. Right
> now, I'm using Ubuntu Breezy and postgre 8.
>
> I have used the sample .conf files to set my own
> at /var/lib/postgres/data
>
> the only two un-commented lines at the postgresql.conf are :
>
> listen_addresses = 'localhost' # what IP interface(s) to listen on;
> # defaults to localhost, '*' = any
> port = 5432
>
> And my pg_hba.conf is :
>
> # TYPE DATABASE USER CIDR-ADDRESS METHOD
> local all all trust
> # The same using local loopback TCP/IP connections.
> #
> # TYPE DATABASE USER CIDR-ADDRESS METHOD
> host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust
> host all all ::1/128 trust
>
> The command I issue to get this reply is :
> psql -h localhost -U markulis
>
> Also, I don't know if it is of any importance, but if I issue the
> command while online, it simply hangs. I have also experienced the same
> problem while trying to connect from pgadmin3.
>
> I really need some help on this, because I have to present my diploma
> work in short time and the system doesn't work.
>
>
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