Re: BUG #1809: invalid pointer on pg_ctl reload

"Chris Hoover" <chris(dot)hoover(at)companiongroup(dot)com> writes:
> I was working with my pg_hba.conf file and did a pg_ctl -D <path> reload. I
> received the following message, and postgresql shutdown.

> [postgres(at)edipgtst1 eedi]$ pg_ctl -D /database/data/eedi/ reload
> postmaster signaled
> [postgres(at)edipgtst1 eedi]$ *** glibc detected *** free(): invalid pointer:
> 0x082ced00 ***

What non-comment entries do you have in postgresql.conf?

It's also possible that the problem is being triggered by an unusual
entry in one of the other config files, such as pg_hba.conf. Please see
if you can narrow down what's causing this.

regards, tom lane