Re: BUG #9003: Hard-coding to localhost in postmaster

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: pmorie(at)redhat(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #9003: Hard-coding to localhost in postmaster
Date: 2014-01-27 23:20:50
Message-ID: 20140127232050.GB25670@awork2.anarazel.de
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On 2014-01-27 18:31:25 +0000, pmorie(at)redhat(dot)com wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 9003
> Logged by: Paul Morie
> Email address: pmorie(at)redhat(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 9.2.4
> Operating system: RHEL
> Description:
>
> Currently there is a hard-coding in postgresql postmaster to bind to
> 'localhost'. This results in postmaster and autovacuum being broken if the
> user cannot bind to 127.0.0.1.

Why would the user be unable to bind to 127.0.0.1? I.e. what's the
usecase this would allow?

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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