You need to use psql to connect
eg:
psql -h 10.240.22.203 -p 8888 -U postgres -d template1
This is assumeing you used initdb as the postgres user.
If you haven't used initdb the command is:
initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
Replace this with wherever you want to place it
I suspect the as port 5432 is locked you either have another postmaster
already running, or some left over lock files (in /tmp). There's a
postgresql tutorial in the docs.
- Stuart
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gill, Jeffrey L [mailto:jeffrey.l.gill@intel.com]
> Sent: 13 March 2002 01:34
> To: Pgsql Admin (E-mail)
> Subject: client connection
>
>
> I am trying to make my first connection from a client machine
> to a postresql
> server machine. What is the correct client command syntax
> to connect to
> the server? I do not want to attempt encryption yet so I am
> not using SSH
> or stunnel - I trying the easiest configuration i.e. telnet?.
>
> Specs: Client RedHat 7.1 2.4.2-2 kernal everything build
> Server RedHat 7.1 2.4.2-2 kernal everything build with
> Interchange 4.8
>
> Both of these hosts are on the same subnet and can ping each other.
>
> I am learning Linux and Postgresql from scratch.
>
> I have started the postmaster with '-i' option to allow
> TCP/IP connections.
>
> I used the following command to do this and am using port
> 8888 to avoid lock
> with port 5432.
> Not sure if I have to do this but I show a message saying
> 5432 was locked.
>
> pg_ctl -D /home/jeff/test -o '-i -p 8888' restart
>
> I edited the pg_hba.conf to allow any host from this subnet
> to connect i.e.
> host all 10.240.22.0 255.255.255.0 trust
>
> The way I tried to connect as the client to the server was
> telnet 10.240.22.203 8888
>
> The response I get is
> Connected 10.240.22.203
> Escape character is '^]'.
>
> When I hit the return key I get
> Invalid packet length Connection closed by foreign host.
>
> What am I doing wrong or what else do I need to do?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
>