Hi, i compiled postres 8.2.4, create a user and a database without an error. I copied a startup skript to the init.d directory and make a chkconfig postgres. After that starting the database was no problem. Today i restarted the whole PC and everything seems to be ok, the postgres server started and accepted connections via TCP. BUT : I could not connect via psql for example. Message : > Warning: Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: could not connect to server: No such file or directory Is the server running locally and accepting connections on Unix domain socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"? There was no file in the /tmp Directory ! I make a restart via the init skript and then everything was ok! Again i restarted the whole PC and again the socket file was missing and a restarting via the init skript helps. ->Every Time i restart the socket file is missing ! I decrease the logs but could not find any error message ! Any hints why the socket is missing when i restart the PC ? How can i solve this problem ? Thanks for Help Chris -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly