ruby-on-railspostgresqlpostgresql-9.1postgresql-9.2rails-postgresql

Connection refused (PGError) (postgresql and rails)

I keep getting this error when i try to run my localhost using "$rails s":

(Mac OSX 10.8.3) (ruby 2.0.0p195 (2013-05-14 revision 40734) [x86_64-darwin12.3.0]) (Rails 3.2.11) (psql (PostgreSQL) 9.2.2 ) **installed with homebrew

I have been doing a lot of uninstalling postgresql and reinstalling so I have a hunch that there may be conflicting libraries somewhere...i just dont know where to start.

I had Postgresql 9.1 and 9.2 in the same folder and just moved 9.1 into the trash.

Here is the output when I run "rails s" in the terminal

Danny$ rails s
^[b=> Booting Thin
=> Rails 3.2.11 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
=> Call with -d to detach
=> Ctrl-C to shutdown server
Exiting
/Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:1208:in `initialize': could        not connect to server: Connection refused (PGError)
Is the server running on host "localhost" (127.0.0.1) and accepting
TCP/IP connections on port 5433?
could not connect to server: Connection refused
Is the server running on host "localhost" (::1) and accepting
TCP/IP connections on port 5433?
could not connect to server: Connection refused
Is the server running on host "localhost" (fe80::1) and accepting
TCP/IP connections on port 5433?
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:1208:in `new'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:1208:in `connect'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:326:in `initialize'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:28:in `new'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:28:in `postgresql_connection'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:315:in `new_connection'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:325:in `checkout_new_connection'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:247:in `block (2 levels) in checkout'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:242:in `loop'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:242:in `block in checkout'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p195/lib/ruby/2.0.0/monitor.rb:211:in `mon_synchronize'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:239:in `checkout'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:102:in `block in connection'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p195/lib/ruby/2.0.0/monitor.rb:211:in `mon_synchronize'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:101:in `connection'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:410:in `retrieve_connection'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:171:in `retrieve_connection'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:145:in `connection'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/model_schema.rb:308:in `clear_cache!'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activerecord-3.2.11/lib/active_record/railtie.rb:97:in `block (2 levels) in <class:Railtie>'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activesupport-3.2.11/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:418:in `_run__3642716200177086041__prepare__4186317719333288752__callbacks'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activesupport-3.2.11/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `__run_callback'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activesupport-3.2.11/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_prepare_callbacks'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activesupport-3.2.11/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/actionpack-3.2.11/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/reloader.rb:74:in `prepare!'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/actionpack-3.2.11/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/reloader.rb:48:in `prepare!'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/application/finisher.rb:47:in `block in <module:Finisher>'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/initializable.rb:30:in `instance_exec'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/initializable.rb:30:in `run'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/initializable.rb:55:in `block in run_initializers'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/initializable.rb:54:in `each'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/initializable.rb:54:in `run_initializers'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/application.rb:136:in `initialize!'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/railtie/configurable.rb:30:in `method_missing'
from /Users/Danny/Dropbox/programming/coding/f_app/config/environment.rb:7:in `<top (required)>'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activesupport-3.2.11/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `require'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activesupport-3.2.11/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `block in require'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activesupport-3.2.11/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:236:in `load_dependency'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/activesupport-3.2.11/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:251:in `require'
from /Users/Danny/Dropbox/programming/coding/f_app/config.ru:3:in `block in <main>'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/rack/builder.rb:51:in `instance_eval'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/rack/builder.rb:51:in `initialize'
from /Users/Danny/Dropbox/programming/coding/f_app/config.ru:in `new'
from /Users/Danny/Dropbox/programming/coding/f_app/config.ru:in `<main>'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/rack/builder.rb:40:in `eval'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/rack/builder.rb:40:in `parse_file'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/rack/server.rb:200:in `app'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:46:in `app'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/rack/server.rb:304:in `wrapped_app'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/rack-1.4.5/lib/rack/server.rb:254:in `start'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:70:in `start'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/commands.rb:55:in `block in <top (required)>'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `tap'
from /Users/Danny/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p195/gems/railties-3.2.11/lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `<top (required)>'
from script/rails:6:in `require'
from script/rails:6:in `<main>'
Solution

  • The error message is instrumental:

    could not connect to server: Connection refused
Is the server running on host "localhost" (::1) and accepting
TCP/IP connections on port 5433?

    port

    You may be trying to connect to the wrong port.
    Standard port is 5432. Check how (and whether at all) you started your postgres server:

    postgres@db:~$ ps -auxww | grep ^postgres
... <stripped more lines>
postgres  1274  0.0  0.3 1437240 57308 ?       S    May27   5:01 /usr/lib/postgresql/9.1/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/postgresql/9.1/main -c config_file=/etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf

    The manual has related information here.

    In my example, settings from /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf got used, which says (among many other settings):

    port = 5432

    Or run:

    netstat -nlp | grep postgres

    Or just look here (at least in Debian or Ubuntu):

    ls -lA /var/run/postgresql/

    PostgreSQL picks the next free port if you create a new database cluster. Since you installed repeatedly, you may have confused port numbers.

    listen_addresses

    Or you just forgot to allow TCP/IP connections. Related answers: