> > I don't know if the problem is isolated to just me, but I wanted to > > suggest that we use a parameter for that, which can be configured in the > > postgresql.conf, with a default value if it's not set, set to > > localhost. > > I think you should first trace down what the problem really is --- is > your system just misconfigured or is there some fundamental issue that > we really ought to answer to?
The trouble on AIX is, that getaddrinfo only does a nameservice lookup, no /etc/hosts. So if your nameservice does not have localhost ... Same for `hostname`, if nameservice does not resolve `hostname` ... Andreas ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
