There is a checklist on http://www.insightdist.com/psqlodbc/psqlodbc_faq.html.
Off the top of my head: Did you start postmaster with the -i option?
Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
> This is probably a newbie question, or one that's already been seen before.
> However, I'm new to PostgreSQL. I've been researching the dox since
> Wednesday, to no avail. I have already called MS and they were as helpful
> as they could be. Decent help on MS-Access and they have me on ODBC Manager
> v3.5. I am reasonably confident that the System DSN is correctly done.
>
> Client-side:
> WinNT40SP3
> Version of MS-Access is from MS-Office97 SR1
> ODBC Manager v3.5.
>
> Server-side:
> I have the following installed on a heavily modified Caldera OpenLinux
> (standard) box. Kernel is at v2.0.33.
>
> Postgres version is "postgresql-6.3.2"
> PostODBC version is "PsqlODBC-6.30.0249.exe"
>
> LAN is 100baseTX (switched) on /28
>
> PROBLEM:
>
> I can not seem to access the data server. I did a parallel install, on a
> similar server on the same sub-net. I set PGHOST and PGPORT as advertised
> and I get the following error;
>
> >postgres@condor:/rdbms$> psql customerdb
> >Connection to database 'customerdb' failed.
> >connectDB() failed: Is the postmaster running at 'raven.mhsc.com' on port
> '5432'?
>
> Note: customerdb exists with only one table, the "bar" from the Admin Manual.
>
> I get similar dialog boxen from the NT machines.
>
> My "pg_hba.conf" looks like this (unitl I get this working):
>
> >host all 199.108.175.0 255.255.255.0 trust
> >local all trust
> >host all 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 trust
>
> Please respond via regular e-mail, as well as to the list.
>
> PS. This is definitely NOT Oracle <grin>
>
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