From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:50:51 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Doc: update example connection-failure messages in the documentation.
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Doc: update example connection-failure messages in the documentation.

Now that the dust has more or less settled on 52a10224e and follow-ons,
make sure the examples in the documentation are up-to-date.
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index 283352d3a4a..bf877c0e0c1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -629,9 +629,8 @@ DETAIL:  Failed system call was semget(5440126, 17, 03600).
 
     <para>
 <screen>
-psql: could not connect to server: Connection refused
-        Is the server running on host "server.joe.com" and accepting
-        TCP/IP connections on port 5432?
+psql: error: connection to server at "server.joe.com" (123.123.123.123), port 5432 failed: Connection refused
+        Is the server running on that host and accepting TCP/IP connections?
 </screen>
      This is the generic <quote>I couldn't find a server to talk
      to</quote> failure. It looks like the above when TCP/IP
@@ -640,19 +639,22 @@ psql: could not connect to server: Connection refused
     </para>
 
     <para>
-     Alternatively, you'll get this when attempting Unix-domain socket
+     Alternatively, you might get this when attempting Unix-domain socket
      communication to a local server:
 <screen>
-psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
-        Is the server running locally and accepting
-        connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
+psql: error: connection to server on socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432" failed: No such file or directory
+        Is the server running locally and accepting connections on that socket?
 </screen>
+     If the server is indeed running, check that the client's idea of the
+     socket path (here <literal>/tmp</literal>) agrees with the server's
+     <xref linkend="guc-unix-socket-directories"/> setting.
     </para>
 
     <para>
-     The last line is useful in verifying that the client is trying to
+     A connection failure message always shows the server address or socket
+     path name, which is useful in verifying that the client is trying to
      connect to the right place. If there is in fact no server
-     running there, the kernel error message will typically be either
+     listening there, the kernel error message will typically be either
      <computeroutput>Connection refused</computeroutput> or
      <computeroutput>No such file or directory</computeroutput>, as
      illustrated. (It is important to realize that
@@ -663,7 +665,7 @@ psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
      linkend="client-authentication-problems"/>.) Other error messages
      such as <computeroutput>Connection timed out</computeroutput> might
      indicate more fundamental problems, like lack of network
-     connectivity.
+     connectivity, or a firewall blocking the connection.
     </para>
    </sect2>
   </sect1>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
index 9bb5c1a6d5d..f4ae1d0fcf7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
@@ -176,19 +176,18 @@ createdb: command not found
    <para>
     Another response could be this:
 <screen>
-createdb: could not connect to database postgres: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
-        Is the server running locally and accepting
-        connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
+createdb: error: connection to server on socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432" failed: No such file or directory
+        Is the server running locally and accepting connections on that socket?
 </screen>
-    This means that the server was not started, or it was not started
-    where <command>createdb</command> expected it.  Again, check the
+    This means that the server was not started, or it is not listening
+    where <command>createdb</command> expects to contact it.  Again, check the
     installation instructions or consult the administrator.
    </para>
 
    <para>
     Another response could be this:
 <screen>
-createdb: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL:  role "joe" does not exist
+createdb: error: connection to server on socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432" failed: FATAL:  role "joe" does not exist
 </screen>
     where your own login name is mentioned.  This will happen if the
     administrator has not created a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> user account
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ createdb: could not connect to database postgres: FATAL:  role "joe" does not ex
     If you have a user account but it does not have the privileges required to
     create a database, you will see the following:
 <screen>
-createdb: database creation failed: ERROR:  permission denied to create database
+createdb: error: database creation failed: ERROR:  permission denied to create database
 </screen>
     Not every user has authorization to create new databases.  If
     <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> refuses to create databases