jtkells@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > postgresql 8.4.8 64 bit /Ubuntu 10.4 64 bit > When I try to connect to postgresql from a local user on the same > machine that postgresql is running on I receive the following: > psql > Error: /pgdata/data is not accessible; please fix the directory > permissions (/pgdata/ should be world readable) There is no such error message in the standard distribution of Postgres. I surmise that you are up against some hack written by the Ubuntu packager of Postgres, and so you'd be best off filing a bug in the Ubuntu bug tracker to get support for that. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin