Hi Sam,
Socket error:
You need to install any web server and start the service to come out of the socket
error.
Also you have to mention the localhost in the pg_hba.conf file.
Regards,
Mohan
stm23 wrote:
> hi
>
> i would have liked to install a new version of postgresql, but i haven't been
> able to configure it, having tryed many times - i value my sanity too highly
>
> however, i have discovered that i have version 7.3.2 installed. this must be
> the version that came with my Redhat 8.0 distribution. i need java support
> (for a 3rd year databases uni course). is it possible to build the JDBC
> driver on top of my current version? (maybe i have it, how could i find out?)
>
> also, when i type the command: psql
> i get:
> psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
> Is the server running locally and accepting
> connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
>
> how can i go about setting up a local server on this socket?
>
> thanx, i really appreciate any advice u can offer
> sam
>
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