"Anony Mous" <A(dot)Mous(at)shaw(dot)ca> writes:
> A few days ago there was a fellow that had trouble connecting remotely to
> the 8.0 beta win port. I had the same problem, but have since found the
> solution. In postgresql.conf file, ensure the line "listen_addresses" is
> set to '*', ie,
>
> listen_addresses = '*'
>
> This should do it. Can someone explain to my why this line is here?
TCP/IP has always been disabled by default, leaving just Unix sockets
for connections. This is probably not a very useful default
configuration on Windows. :)
-Doug
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