My message didn't get through the 1st time. -----Original Message----- From: Markova, Nina Sent: September 17, 2008 17:33 To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Help on setting Postgres client I have setup a Postgres server (8.2.4) on Solaris 10, for now in the global zone, with FS : /pg_db /pg_log /pg_data Now I need to set up a client in a non-global zone on the same machine or on anoter machine. Not much luck so far. What I did: =========== - on the server in $PGDATA/pg_hub.conf I added a line for the client host all all 192.XXX.XX.XXX trust - On the client I tried: psql sta psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory Is the server running locally and accepting connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"? In my understanding: - the data and the log file should exist on the server only. - I should have postgres configuration file somewhere on the client to at least specify Postgres server ip (PGHOSTTADDR and/or PGHOST), or this should be set different way? Questions: ========== - where to find steps for setting up postgres client? - what directories and files should I have on the client side? - should I have local log file on the client? - how to start postgres on the client - should I specify $PGDATA? - Should $PGDATA be shared, i.e. mounted by the client, or I have choice not to? I actually prefer not to be mounted. - I read that for the client side I should have only 2 of the packages - SUNWpostgr-libs and SUNWpostgr. All 24 packges for postgres are there - should I remove the rest? - where to specify PGHOSTTADDR and/or PGHOST? Thanks in advance, Nina Any practical advices