Did you set up the pg_hba.conf file with the proper security rights?
"Jonathan Schreiter" <jonathanschreiter@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> hi all,
> running amd64 fedora core 3 w/ default postgresql
> 7.4.7-3. did asu - , su postgres and createdb mydb as
> explained in the postgresql tutorial. installed the
> latest pgadmin3 and am trying to connect to this
> database. as i wasn't sure what the FC3 default
> password was for postgres, i changed it to something i
> could remember.
>
> i can't seem to connect to the new database using
> pgadmin3. i have the correct IP address of the local
> computer, default port 5432, mydb as the initaldb,
> postgres as the username, and my new password as the
> password. i keep getting the error
>
> Error connecting to the server: could not connect to
> server: Connection refused
> Is the server running on host "192.168.1.24" and
> accepting
> TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
>