Pg_ctl is pointing to the same directory that postmaster points to on startup. There is only 1 data directory/postgres installation that I use. Pg_ctl informs that postmaster is signaled. When I see the logs for postmaster, it says "received SIGHUP, reloading configuration files" Linux 2.4.21-40.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Feb 2 22:22:39 EST 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Postgres 8.1.2 -----Original Message----- From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:00 PM To: Sriram Dandapani Cc: Joshua D. Drake; pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [ADMIN] pg_hba changes not honored "Sriram Dandapani" <sdandapani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > This problem occurs only when the changes are made while postmaster is > running and pg_ctl is used to reload config files. > When the changes are applied and postmaster is stopped and restarted, it > works fine. Hm. OK, that means we need to look closer at how you're using pg_ctl. Are you sure you're pointing it at the right data directory? Does it claim to have successfully signaled the postmaster? What PG version is this exactly, and on what platform? regards, tom lane