Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dHOJS-0003em-RD for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sun, 04 Jun 2017 05:42:54 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dHOJS-0005zd-DU for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sun, 04 Jun 2017 05:42:54 +0000 Received: from makus.postgresql.org ([2001:4800:1501:1::229]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dHOJR-0005zT-Rk for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Sun, 04 Jun 2017 05:42:54 +0000 Received: from mwork.nabble.com ([162.253.133.43]) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dHOJL-0002WV-2b for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Sun, 04 Jun 2017 05:42:52 +0000 Received: from mben.nabble.com (unknown [162.253.133.72]) by mwork.nabble.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B62E047266B9E for ; Sat, 3 Jun 2017 22:42:46 -0700 (MST) Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2017 22:42:46 -0700 (MST) From: kschindl To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Message-ID: <1496554966743-5964682.post@n3.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <16591.1496553637@sss.pgh.pa.us> References: <1496544711321-5964669.post@n3.nabble.com> <16591.1496553637@sss.pgh.pa.us> Subject: Re: listen_addresses = '*' postgresql 9.5 does not allow local connect MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Pg-Spam-Score: -0.3 (/) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-admin Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org Tom Lane-2 wrote > I'd counsel looking into the postmaster log file. The described symptoms > sound like the postmaster is failing to start when given this setting, > and the log should offer some clue as to why. > > I think we've seen similar reports that eventually traced to local DNS > misconfiguration, but that's theorizing in advance of the evidence. > > regards, tom lane > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list ( > pgsql-admin@ > ) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin thx. That is what the log says: 2017-06-04 10:25:38 ICT [938-1] LOG: invalid connection type "listen_addresses" 2017-06-04 10:25:38 ICT [938-2] CONTEXT: line 74 of configuration file "/etc/postgresql/9.5/main/pg_hba.conf" 2017-06-04 10:25:38 ICT [938-3] FATAL: could not load pg_hba.conf That is line 74 listen_addresses = '*' copied from manual so i am lost -- View this message in context: http://www.postgresql-archive.org/listen-addresses-postgresql-9-5-does-not-allow-local-connect-tp5964669p5964682.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - admin mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin