Have you started the database server (postmaster)?? Try in the bin directory looking for pg_ctl bin and issuing pg_ctl start.
This will start the db server (postmaster) then you should be able to issue the createdb command HTH Darren On 5 Oct 2003, Domagoj Cajic wrote: > First i want to say that i just subscribed to this mailing list and this > is my first post. :) > > im new to postgresql and i installed it recently on linux redhat 9 > system following the instructions from administrators tutorial. > > then i attempted to create "my first database" following the > instructions from tutorial, but i get this message: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# createdb mydb > 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"? > createdb: database creation failed > > can someone help me? whats wrong? i am logged in as root, just started > learning postgresql... > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > -- Darren Ferguson ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
