>Export the PG variables or run the pg_ctl as follows
>nohup pg_ctl -o -i -D /wherever/your/data/dir/is start &
>>dont give up on PGADMIN.
>>start a new thread for it.
>>nothing to lose, right!
Well, I can connect with Pg with this command, but it has no effect on PGADMIN. Interesting exercise, though.
I'll keep trying. Much thanks. Sam