Re: Cannot reach pg server using -h localhost - Mailing list pgsql-general

> 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.