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Connection failure. You must change the Database Settings.

Hi Everyone,
i have the same Error Message with Talend.
Connection failure. You must change the Database Settings.
  java.lang.RuntimeException: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: The connection attempt failed.
      at org.talend.core.model.metadata.builder.database.JDBCDriverLoader.getConnection(JDBCDriverLoader.java:195)
      at org.talend.core.model.metadata.builder.database.ExtractMetaDataUtils.connect(ExtractMetaDataUtils.java:1089)
      at org.talend.core.model.metadata.builder.database.ExtractMetaDataFromDataBase.testConnection(ExtractMetaDataFromDataBase.java:314)
      at org.talend.metadata.managment.repository.ManagerConnection.check(ManagerConnection.java:272)
      at org.talend.repository.ui.wizards.metadata.connection.database.DatabaseForm$31.runWithCancel(DatabaseForm.java:2674)
      at org.talend.repository.ui.wizards.metadata.connection.database.DatabaseForm$31.runWithCancel(DatabaseForm.java:1)
      at org.talend.repository.ui.dialog.AProgressMonitorDialogWithCancel$1.runnableWithCancel(AProgressMonitorDialogWithCancel.java:77)
      at org.talend.repository.ui.dialog.AProgressMonitorDialogWithCancel$ARunnableWithProgressCancel$1.call(AProgressMonitorDialogWithCancel.java:161)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
  Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: The connection attempt failed.
      at org.postgresql.Driver$ConnectThread.getResult(Driver.java:341)
      at org.postgresql.Driver.connect(Driver.java:264)
      at org.talend.core.model.metadata.builder.database.DriverShim.connect(DriverShim.java:41)
      at org.talend.core.model.metadata.builder.database.JDBCDriverLoader.getConnection(JDBCDriverLoader.java:186)
      ... 9 more
  Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: :
      at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:184)
      at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:392)
      at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:589)
      at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:538)
      at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:434)
      at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:211)
      at org.postgresql.core.PGStream.<init>(PGStream.java:62)
      at org.postgresql.core.v3.ConnectionFactoryImpl.openConnectionImpl(ConnectionFactoryImpl.java:77)
      at org.postgresql.core.ConnectionFactory.openConnection(ConnectionFactory.java:66)
      at org.postgresql.jdbc2.AbstractJdbc2Connection.<init>(AbstractJdbc2Connection.java:124)
      at org.postgresql.jdbc3.AbstractJdbc3Connection.<init>(AbstractJdbc3Connection.java:30)
      at org.postgresql.jdbc3.Jdbc3Connection.<init>(Jdbc3Connection.java:24)
      at org.postgresql.Driver.makeConnection(Driver.java:386)
      at org.postgresql.Driver.access$100(Driver.java:47)
      at org.postgresql.Driver$ConnectThread.run(Driver.java:301)
      ... 1 more
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Hi Matze-TLH,
On which official version got this issue?  Did you create  postgresql connection in metadata? The DB parameter is Ok with you? Can you connect to your postgresql DB successfully  without using Talend tool now?
Best regards
Sabrina