if it's a pg_hba issue, he should get a FATAL "authentication failed"-ish message. I'd check for tcpip_socket=true in postgresql.conf first.
Robert Treat On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 11:00, Oliver Scheit wrote: > edit your pg_hba.conf > > regards, > Oli > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Per Münster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Freitag, 24. Oktober 2003 12:32 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: [ADMIN] Access with a management tool > > > I have got a tool for managing the postgres from postgres. When trying to > register server and/or database I get the message, that I should check if > the server is listening on 5432. Well, I do not really know. I know only > that I've got access from a linux shell, but I am trying to operate from a > windows client. > > Who can help? > > Per -- Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings