Question
Is the server running locally and accepting connections on Unix domain socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
- Posted November 16, 2017
- Linux CommandsUbuntu 16.04
I installed PostgreSQL on Ubuntu, I can view psql version with command psql --version. but when I input comman sudo -i -u postgres, it shows error: psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory Is the server running locally and accepting connections on Unix domain socket “/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432”?
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The error means that the Postgres server is not running. Try starting it:
I believe the service name is
postgresql, but if that doesn’t work, try typingsudo systemctl start postgresand pressing tab to auto-complete.Make sure that the server starts on boot: