On 9/18/07, Ankur <ankur@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sir, > Thanks for your reply. I am giving you the necessary information. I am > using Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Version 3 Update 9). Postgresql version > is 8.2.4. When I am initializing the database server by executing the > command "$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data" it shows > successful message. But after that when I am trying to start the database > server by executing the command "$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres -D > /usr/local/pgsql/data" it generates an error message like: > LOG: could not translate host name "localhost", service "5432" to > address: Name or service not known > WARNING: could not create listen socket for "localhost" > FATAL: could not create any TCP/IP sockets > > Sir, please tell me the required steps to rectify that problem. I am waiting > for your reply. Please keep threads on the list, others might benefit from this, and someone else might have a better answer than me. Looks like you've already got something listening on that port. do ps ax|grep postgres and see what pops up. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
