> So that's all good. If I use -h it doesn't work:
>
> psql -Umyuser -d mydb -h localhost
> listen_addresses = 'localhost' # also '*', '127.0.0.1', '::1'
Use netstat to look what IP postgres actually binds to.
OS X uses the BSD syntax:
netstat -an
For example on my Mac (not homebrew):
tcp4 0 0 127.0.0.1.5432 *.*
LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 ::1.5432 *.*
LISTEN
Bye,
Chris.