Thanks Tom! I already solved the problem by putting "127.0.0.1 localhost" in /etc/hosts file.. On Nov 2, 12:04 am, t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Tom Lane) wrote: > novice <BeatDr...@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > I just installed postgres-8.2 using the command line > > apt-get install postgres-8.2 and it seems the installation went ok, > > but when it tries to start postgres , it fails with this error message > > below... > > (by the way I am running ubuntu fiesty and on an amazon ec2-image). > > Any ideas what is wrong? > > 2007-11-01 14:16:26 CET LOG: could not translate host name > > "localhost", service "5432" to address: Name or service not known > > Your DNS and/or /etc/hosts configuration is broken. Every machine > should be able to resolve "localhost" (to itself, of course). > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
