Did you start PostgreSQL? It should be under: Start -> PostgreSQL 9.x.x -> Start database
Look up how to have it start as a service so you don't have to manually start it. Sean On Mar 8, 8:11 am, "Florian Reimer" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am totally new to PostgreSQL & PostGIS so I excuse that my question is > lame, but the hint in the pgAdmin III help did not work out. As I think I > tried to install with all default settings, this might occur to other newbies > too: > > I installed PostgreSQL 9.0 under Windos98 with the installer, fine. I left > the default settings for server/account creation: postgres, localhost, 5432. > > In the pgAdmin III prog (Windows GUI) I dont manage to connect the server, > that's why my PostGIS 1.5 installation also fails. > > I read in pgAdmin III help that postgresql.conf setting must be: > # - Connection Settings - > > listen_addresses = '*' > > ...AND this was its setting already by default. > > So why cant I connect the server? Where do I want to connect anyway? - as > actually I just want to install PostGIS on a machine to have a look at it. > > Anyone please with some newbie-help how to connect the PostgresSQL server so > I can install and launch PostGIS? *offering some virtual cookies* > > Thanks a lot and cheers > > florian > -- > Schon gehört? GMX hat einen genialen Phishing-Filter in die > Toolbar eingebaut!http://www.gmx.net/de/go/toolbar > _______________________________________________ > postgis-users mailing list > [email protected]http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
