Did you set up the pg_hba.conf file with the proper security rights? "Jonathan Schreiter" <jonathanschreiter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20050302111535.65731.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > hi all, > running amd64 fedora core 3 w/ default postgresql > 7.4.7-3. did asu - , su postgres and createdb mydb as > explained in the postgresql tutorial. installed the > latest pgadmin3 and am trying to connect to this > database. as i wasn't sure what the FC3 default > password was for postgres, i changed it to something i > could remember. > > i can't seem to connect to the new database using > pgadmin3. i have the correct IP address of the local > computer, default port 5432, mydb as the initaldb, > postgres as the username, and my new password as the > password. i keep getting the error > > Error connecting to the server: could not connect to > server: Connection refused > Is the server running on host "192.168.1.24" and > accepting > TCP/IP connections on port 5432? > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)