* Tomas TPS Ulej <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000319 20:19] wrote:
> root@[master /usr/ports/databases/p5-DBI] # psql setup
> Connection to database 'setup' failed.
> connectDB() -- connect() failed: No such file or directory
> Is the postmaster running at 'localhost' and accepting connections on Unix
> socket '5432'?
> 
> Version 6.5.3 on FreeBSD r3
> 
> Any idea what: No such file or directory means?

Most probably the psql program couldn't connect to the postmaster
named pipe.  I'll repeat part of the error message:

  "Is the postmaster running at 'localhost' and accepting connections
  on Unix socket '5432'?"

well, is it at least running?

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