[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > okapview# /opt/pgsql-7.1.3/bin/psql -U postgres -d AppliedView > psql: connectDBStart() -- connect() failed: No such file or directory > Is the postmaster running locally > and accepting connections on Unix socket '/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432'?
> Stopping and starting the postmaster daemon clears up this problem, but this problem >creeps up about 2 times a week, and is a major annoyance. Sounds to me like you've got a cron script that removes everything in tmp about twice a week. I suggest teaching it not to remove socket files. On most Unixen the mod date on a socket file isn't changed by normal activity, so a tmp-cleaner that only pays attention to the mod date will mistakenly decide a socket is fair game for removal. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html