"Nick Renders" <postgres(at)arcict(dot)com> writes:
> Thank you for all the feedback and suggestions.
> It seems that the "-h localhost" parameter is triggering the issue. If I
> leave it out, pg_restore works without problems with multiple jobs. I
> have also tried specifying the IP number instead of "localhost", but
> that results in the same error.
Hmm ... do you have your firewall set up in any unusual way?
See System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Firewall ->
Firewall Options. On mine, the only checked box is
"Automatically allow built-in software to receive incoming
connections". I also have SSH enabled, though that doesn't
seem too relevant here.
regards, tom lane