On Sat, 2005-12-17 at 06:39 -0800, olive Mckenzie wrote: > Hello > > Problem > > when I type psql while logged in as postgres user and > in /usr/local/pgsql/bin > > > I get message > > > could not connect to server no such file or directory. > is server running locally and accepting connections on UNIX domain > socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"? > > can anyone help > > > Olive > Is postgres running? Try restarting it. >