Bernard Miville <bmiville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I am just trying to connect to a Postgresql DB using a Perl cgi script > from a web page from my own computer on a remote network. > I am using Postgresql 8.1.4 on Fedora Core 5 with a Linux firewall that > allows all traffic. Given that it's a "permission denied" error, I'm wondering about SELinux. If you do "/usr/sbin/setenforce 0" as root, does it start working? I don't suggest turning off SELinux as a permanent solution, but we need to narrow down where the problem is. regards, tom lane