Re: BUG #1809: invalid pointer on pg_ctl reload

"CHRIS HOOVER" <CHRIS.HOOVER@companiongroup.com> writes:
>> I was working with my pg_hba.conf file and did a pg_ctl -D <path> reload.  I
>> received the following message, and postgresql shutdown.

>> [postgres@edipgtst1 eedi]$ pg_ctl -D /database/data/eedi/ reload
>> postmaster signaled
>> [postgres@edipgtst1 eedi]$ *** glibc detected *** free(): invalid pointer:
>> 0x082ced00 ***

> I was playing around and had most entries uncommented, even if I did not
> change the values.  I am attaching the cleaned up postgresql.conf and my
> pg_hba.conf files for you.

Got it --- we had broken the handling of an explicit specification
    timezone = unknown
in the config file.  Thanks for sending along the test case.

            regards, tom lane