Re: could not connect to server, in order to operate pgAdmin/PostgreSQL

Ron <ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx> · Sat, 24 Nov 2018 00:25:02 -0600



    On 11/23/2018 08:31 PM, Anne Marie Harm wrote:

    
      Hello, 

        
            Unfortunately I'm unable to operate pgAdmin/PostgreSQL;
            first of all I can only install version 9.5 (tried versions
            11, 10, and 9.6 -- but cannot install).
    
    
    How come.  (Are you running a really old distro version?)

    
       When I launch pgAdmin
            in order to try to use PostgreSGL 9.5, here is
        the full text of the error message I receive (also, screenshot
        attached):
        

        could not connect to server:
              Connection refused (0x0000274D/10061) Is the server
              running on host "localhost" (::1) and accepting TCP/IP
              connections on port 5432? could not connect to server:
              Connection refused (0x0000274D/10061) Is the server
              running on host "localhost" (127.0.0.1) and accepting
              TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
      
    
    Well, is Postgres running?  You installed Pg but did you
    start it?  These two commands will tell you:

    
    pg_ctl status # when logged in as user postgres

    sudo netstat -an | grep 5432

    
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