Re: postgres help

From: "Bill McCormick" <wpmccormick(at)covad(dot)net>
To: "Jason House" <jhouse(at)mitre(dot)org>, <cygwin(at)cygwin(dot)com>, <pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: <jason(at)tishler(dot)net>
Subject: Re: postgres help
Date: 2003-08-23 00:32:55
Message-ID: NDBBLLFMLFMANIDPNADCCEBNFFAA.wpmccormick@covad.net
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> I've gone through all the steps to set up postgreSQL on windows XP. I
> have updated permissions (to /tmp /usr/bin /usr/bin/*), verified the
> system path variable, and verified that ipc and postmaster services have
> been started. I don't understand why I'm getting the following error:
>
> $ psql -U postgres template1
> psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
> Is the server running locally and accepting
> connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
>
> The error does not change if I log in as myself or as postgres.
> Any hints as to what to try would be greatly appreciated.
>

Is your XP firewall running? If so, try shutting it down and try connecting
again.
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