Re: Newbie: problem Connecting to Server

Ferindo Middleton Jr wrote:
> I'm running Redhat Linux 8. I have registration to the Redhat Network so
> I'm probably running the latest version of postgre sql available. I also
> have Redhat Databse v2.1 installed, but whenever I try to start a session,
> I get the following error message:
>
> 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"?
>
> Please help me configure my system so that I can connect and begin to use
> postgresql.

/etc/init.d/postgresql start

After this:
Check your PostgreSQL server is running.

ps -ax | grep postmaster

You should be see some as:

   807 ?        S      0:02 /usr/bin/postmaster

If no, check your PostgreSQL installation.

With best wishes,
Victor Vislobokov
Perm, Russia