On 6/3/17, 22:42, "pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of kschindl" <pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of chuck666xx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 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 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 The listen_addresses parameter goes in: postgresql.conf doug -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin