RE: [GENERAL] newbe question

login as the root and at the linux prompt # type following
=======example=======
ps aux | grep postmaster
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then You should get few lines containig one looking like that, notice the text  "postmaster" at the end of line:
=====example===========
postgres   345  0.0  2.9  3376   904  ?  S    12:31   0:00 /usr/bin/postmaster -
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if not, then the backend server is not running - so it is not installed

-----Original Message-----
From:    Phil Oelkers [SMTP:Phil.Oelkers@experian.com]
Sent:    Tuesday, August 24, 1999 6:00 PM
To:    Pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org
Subject:    [GENERAL] newbe question

Ok I'm and old pro at SQL (DB2, Access) but a total Linux/Unix idiot.

I have Mandrake RedHat Linux and think I have postgresql installed.

At the shell I type

psql template1

Linux complains

connectDB() failed:  Is postmaster running and accepting conections at
'UNIX SOCKET' on port 5432


Being a near complete Linux idiot I have no clue what this means.

Anybody care to help?

Thanks

Phil Oelkers
Database Analyst - Team O
Experian DirectTech



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