Jim Moon <moonjamesg.groups@gmail.com> writes:
> Using only:
> host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5
> and reloading the conf files:
> SELECT pg_reload_conf();
> the refused connection issue persists.
I wonder whether the postmaster is using the pg_hba file you think it is.
You might try "show hba_file;" to confirm that.
regards, tom lane