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Ambari 2.6.1.5 setup error on Ubuntu 16

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Following the instruction from https://docs.hortonworks.com/HDPDocuments/Ambari-2.6.1.5/bk_ambari-installation/content/set_up_the_a...

Package was installed successfully, but failed when creating schema and user with "ambari-server setup". Here is the message

root@msl-dpe-perf75:/usr/local# ambari-server setup
Using python  /usr/bin/python
Setup ambari-server
Checking SELinux...
WARNING: Could not run /usr/sbin/sestatus: OK
Customize user account for ambari-server daemon [y/n] (n)? y
Enter user account for ambari-server daemon (root):
Adjusting ambari-server permissions and ownership...
Checking firewall status...
Checking JDK...
Do you want to change Oracle JDK [y/n] (n)? y
[1] Oracle JDK 1.8 + Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Policy Files 8
[2] Oracle JDK 1.7 + Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Policy Files 7
[3] Custom JDK
==============================================================================
Enter choice (1): 1
JDK already exists, using /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/jdk-8u112-linux-x64.tar.gz
Installing JDK to /usr/jdk64/
Successfully installed JDK to /usr/jdk64/
JCE Policy archive already exists, using /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/jce_policy-8.zip
Installing JCE policy...
Checking GPL software agreement...
Completing setup...
Configuring database...
Enter advanced database configuration [y/n] (n)? y
Configuring database...
==============================================================================
Choose one of the following options:
[1] - PostgreSQL (Embedded)
[2] - Oracle
[3] - MySQL / MariaDB
[4] - PostgreSQL
[5] - Microsoft SQL Server (Tech Preview)
[6] - SQL Anywhere
[7] - BDB
==============================================================================
Enter choice (1): 1
Database admin user (postgres): 
Database name (ambari): 
Postgres schema (ambari): 
Username (ambari): 
Enter Database Password (bigdata): 
Default properties detected. Using built-in database.
Configuring ambari database...
Checking PostgreSQL...
Configuring local database...
Configuring PostgreSQL...
Backup for pg_hba found, reconfiguration not required
Creating schema and user...
ERROR: Failed to execute command:['ambari-sudo.sh', 'su', 'postgres', '-', '--command=psql -f /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/Ambari-DDL-Postgres-EMBEDDED-CREATE.sql -v username=\'"ambari"\' -v password="\'bigdata\'" -v dbname="ambari"']
ERROR: stderr:psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
Is the server running locally and accepting
connections on Unix domain socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
ERROR: stdout:
failed to execute queries ...retrying (1)
Creating schema and user...
ERROR: Failed to execute command:['ambari-sudo.sh', 'su', 'postgres', '-', '--command=psql -f /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/Ambari-DDL-Postgres-EMBEDDED-CREATE.sql -v username=\'"ambari"\' -v password="\'bigdata\'" -v dbname="ambari"']
ERROR: stderr:psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory
Is the server running locally and accepting
connections on Unix domain socket "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
ERROR: stdout:
failed to execute queries ...retrying (2)
Creating schema and user...
ERROR: Exiting with exit code 2. 
REASON: Running database init script failed. Exiting.
root@msl-dpe-perf75:/usr/local# 

Can anyone suggest how to resolve the error?

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@Harry Li

It is likely the postgresql service was not started. Try to manually start it and re-run ambari-server setup.

service postgresql start

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@Harry Li

It is likely the postgresql service was not started. Try to manually start it and re-run ambari-server setup.

service postgresql start