The pg_log files contain, rather inexplicably: 2010-06-14 09:47:32 IST LOG: invalid IP mask "trust": Unknown host 2010-06-14 09:47:32 IST CONTEXT: line 74 of configuration file "E:/Data/PostgreSQL/8.4/data/pg_hba.conf" 2010-06-14 09:47:32 IST FATAL: could not load pg_hba.conf 2010-06-14 09:45:06 IST LOG: invalid IP mask "md5": Unknown host 2010-06-14 09:45:06 IST CONTEXT: line 74 of configuration file "E:/Data/PostgreSQL/8.4/data/pg_hba.conf" 2010-06-14 09:45:06 IST FATAL: could not load pg_hba.conf 2010-06-14 09:45:06 IST LOG: invalid IP mask "md5": Unknown host 2010-06-14 09:45:06 IST CONTEXT: line 74 of configuration file "E:/Data/PostgreSQL/8.4/data/pg_hba.conf" 2010-06-14 09:45:06 IST FATAL: could not load pg_hba.conf 2010-06-14 09:37:36 IST LOG: invalid connection type "all " 2010-06-14 09:37:36 IST CONTEXT: line 70 of configuration file "E:/Data/PostgreSQL/8.4/data/pg_hba.conf" 2010-06-14 09:37:36 IST LOG: invalid CIDR mask in address "192.168.0.0/255" 2010-06-14 09:37:36 IST CONTEXT: line 74 of configuration file "E:/Data/PostgreSQL/8.4/data/pg_hba.conf" 2010-06-14 09:37:36 IST FATAL: could not load pg_hba.conf -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Unable-to-%28re%29-start-PostgreSQL-8.4.4-WinXP-tp28875697p28875911.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general