Oliver:
Bingo!
Gratefully,
-dlj.
PS: More generally, I'd still like to know what to do with the script
"postgresql start" which is in subdirectory /etc/rc.d/init.d/ of RH 6.2.
There are lines that look somewhat like Mike Mascari's suggestions, but
nothing right on. Lamar Owen, are you out there somewhere?
-d.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>
To: <pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] PSQL Working, but PGAccess Not Connecting.
> Tom Lane wrote:
> >"David Lloyd-Jones" <david.lloyd-jones@attcanada.ca> writes:
> >> than one can read them) but I don't see how this adds up: I'm not on
a
> >> network, and PSQL, which is a front end to PostgreSQL, just like
PGAccess
> >is
> >> supposed to be, is running fine.
> >
> >By default, psql connects via a Unix-socket path, not by TCP. PGAccess
> >is written differently and always tries to connect by TCP. If you try
> >to start psql with "-h localhost" or some such, it will try TCP and
> >fail in the same way ...
>
> If you leave blank the host field of pgaccess's connection dialog, it will
> use UNIX sockets instead of TCP/IP.
>
> --
> Oliver Elphick Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk
> Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver
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