Re: problem with Connection refused

On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 05:02, rdkurth@starband.net wrote:
> Hello pgsql-novice,
>
> I keep getting this when I try to access the PostgreSQL database. The
> funny thing is this used to work. I am using a cobalt Linux server.
> And Postgresql is used for the GUI on that server . The GUI works I
> just can't access this other Database.
> How can I start the server with the -i . PostgreSQL is started at boot
> up with the script down below how can I change that to use the -i
> switch or do I even halve to
>
> PHP Warning:  pg_pconnect() unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: PQconnec
> tPoll() -- connect() failed: Connection refused
>         Is the postmaster running (with -i) at '127.0.0.1'
>         and accepting connections on TCP/IP port '5901'?

It's trying to connect to a non-standard port (5901) and I didn't see
anything in your start-up script to indicate that postmaster would be
listening on that port.

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