osx - psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory -

osx - psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory -

when attempted start local postgres server afternoon, greeted next error message:

psql: not connect server: no such file or directory server running locally , accepting connections on unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.pgsql.5432"?

i attempted follow instructions in top rated reply on next question: psql: not connect server: no such file or directory (mac os x); however, file /usr/local/var/postgres/postmaster.pid not appear exist.

i'm running on os x mavericks.

i'm not exclusively sure if help narrow down, lastly thing did lastly night seek os x scheme utility called yasu (http://yasuapp.net/). can assume when restarted system, that's when went wrong.

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