Re: PostgreSQL server listen on other port than 5432

Dotan Barak <dotanba@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm using CentOS 5.3 and PostgreSQL version 8.1.11.

Are you using the Red Hat/CentOS postgresql RPMs, or some other
distribution of PG?

> It seems that the posgres SQL sometimes listen on other ports than 5432:
> # lsof -i -n -P  | grep postg
> postmaste 18415 postgres    3u  IPv4  99670       TCP *:17583 (LISTEN)
> postmaste 18415 postgres    4u  IPv6 102029       TCP *:5432 (LISTEN)
> postmaste 18415 postgres    5u  IPv4 102030       TCP *:5432 (LISTEN)

Odd, particularly seeing that that port was evidently opened before
5432.  The only idea that comes to mind is that it's being opened by
a library for Kerberos or LDAP or some such.  What auth methods have
you got listed in pg_hba.conf?

            regards, tom lane