On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 08:34:19PM +0100, Matze wrote: > Hallo There, > > I've got a Problem with PostgreSQL. I installed the Windows Binary of > Postgre 8.1 (postgresql-8.1.msi). During the Installation the Installer > popped up several messages that some Propertys of the Server or the Tables > couldn't be set correctly. But the Installer itself finished the > installation sucessfully. Kinda difficult to debug without exact error messages. :( > When I try to connect pgAdmin III with the running Postgre Server (on > localhost) I get the followin message: > ------------------------------------ > psql: server closed the connection unexpectedly.This probably means the > server terminated abnormally before or while processing the request. > ------------------------------------ > The same message appears in the console when I try to connect via the > console. What's the uncommented lines in pg_hba.conf say? Can you connect to port 5432 on localhost with telnet? -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461