Re: can't create a local server

On Tue, 2020-06-09 at 19:03 +0200, msm(dot)scaglione(at)libero(dot)it wrote:
> This is my first to the list.
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> Using pgadmin4 I can't create a local server "timeot expired"
> from debian buster terminal ask me to verify I'm allowed to connect to the unix domain socket /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432
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> su
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> Password:
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> root(at)mycomputer:/home/me# su - postgres
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> postgres(at)mycomputer:~$ psql
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> psql: error: could not connect to server:
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> File o directory non esistente Verifica che il server locale sia in funzione e che accetti connessioni sul socket di dominio Unix "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"
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> I solved this problem with postgresql10 modifying a .conf file but file and directory names changed in postgresql 12
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> Can you help me?

First, verify that the server is running and listening:

- are there PostgreSQL processes?

- What is "port" and "unix_socket_directories" in "postgresql.conf"?

Then it would be interesting to know what exactly you entered in pgAdmin
to specify the connection.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe
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