[Satellite6] katello-backup raises a postgresql error when running after "katello-service stop"

Solution Verified - Updated 2018-01-08T08:03:21+00:00 -

Issue

running katello-backup after (as recommended per docs) katello-service stop
the tool raises error PG::Error: could not connect to server: No such file or directory

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