database connection difficulty

[kevin b. <kev...@bi...>]

hi there,

i'm still at the proof of concept stage.  i have successfully setup SL 
to work on my debian woody workstation - but now i need it to run on my 
co-located server which runs slackware.

i have created a new DB from a template and created a user.

however - when i try to connect i get the following message.



Database Error: PQconnectPoll() -- connect() failed: Connection refused

in the browser,

sorry i can't find any other log messages - this is a slackware distro 
and i can't find my way around it as easily as debian,

TIA

kev bailey