On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 08:36:30PM +0000, p wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 09:45:55PM +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] shyam]$ xhost + > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] shyam]$ su postgres > > bash $createdb shyamdb > > psql.connectDBStart() ... connect() failed : Cannot respond > > Is the postmaster running at 'localhost' & accepting connection on > > Unix socket > > '1234' ? > > createdb : database creation failed. > > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Dear members , > > Can anybody please tell me what the above means , and how to circumvent > > it ? > > I am actually sitting on postgresql for the first time , > > and am startled . > > > > Please help ... > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Shyam > > > > > // > > hi, > > > here's all i did: > > 1. # su postgres > > 2. createuser <foo> > > 3. createdb <foo> > > 4. $ psql <data-base foo: the "foo" for #3 above> > > > > synopsis: > > 1: to change to postres "administrator"; > > 2: to create "user"/non-root access (to the postgres > "server"); > > 3: to create a database; > > 4: to start a "console" session of postgresql. (or, > if you want a gui "frontend," try (apt-get install) > pgaccess or gtksql.) > > > hth. > > bentley taylor. > > //
...sorry, upon re-reading your email, i should have just said that "$ su postgres" should be "# su postgres" (or in other words, it should be setup as "root.") bentley taylor. //
