[Pgpool-general] Incorrect port (9999) for pgpool?

[Daniel.Crespo at l-3com.com]

> Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am new at using pgpool and I am having some difficulty with
getting
> > pgpool/postgres to work on port 9999.  I am running CentOS5,
> > Postgres-8.1.18, and have installed pgpool-II-2.3.1.  Even after
> having
> > read the pgpool-II manual, pgpool-II-Tutorial and  Pgpool-II for
> > beginners, I am missing something that does not allow me connect to
> > pgpool via port 9999.
> >
> >  visantst:~$ createdb -p 9999 bench_replication
> > createdb: could not connect to database postgres: server closed the
> > connection unexpectedly
> >         This probably means the server terminated abnormally
> >         before or while processing the request.
> >
> > I can create databases if I do not use port 9999:
> > visantst:~$ createdb junk
> > Password:
> > CREATE DATABASE
> >
> > Seems like I have incorrect ports for pgpool... and/or postgres...
to
> > work together.
> > Postgres is configured/running on port 5432.

Stop pgpool (make sure it's not running). And try running pgpool as
follows:

pgpool -n -d

and see the output. It should help you debugging the issue.

Daniel