Re: listen_addresses = '*' ok, specific address(es) no

Geoffrey Knauth <geoff@knauth.org> writes:
> I'm running PostgreSQL 8.1.3.  In my postgresql.conf, the following  
> works:
>     listen_addresses = '*'

> but the following does not:
>     listen_addresses = '192.168.1.33'

> I get an error:
>     WARNING:  could not create listen socket for "192.168.1.33"
>     FATAL:  could not create any TCP/IP sockets

There should be more info than that --- AFAICS all the failure paths in
that code emit LOG messages.  Perhaps you have log_min_messages set too
high to allow the info to come out?
        regards, tom lane