In that case I get:
***Exception:
org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: Connection refused. Check that the
hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting
TCP/IP connections
Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> What message do you get if you try to connect while postmaster is down?
> I'm just trying to make sure you are connecting to the postmaster you
> think you are ...
>
>> Bryce Nesbitt:
>> I've renamed pg_hba.conf temporarily, just to verify that postmaster
>> won't start without it. So I'm editing the right file, and restarting
>> postmaster correctly. Any clues why I'm still getting 'auth' method
>> authentication?
>>