As suggested, I changed the data folder permissions from Read Only to allow Read / Write (I was already logged in as Administrator), but the errors are the same. If I remove the SSL-related lines in pg_hba.conf and postgresql.conf, and use the following lines instead in pg_hba.conf, I am able to connect to the database using PgAdminIII: But, even then, after doing that, and setting ssl=off in postgresql.conf, when I run the command prompt and execute "postgres -D ." in the data folder, I get these errors in the command prompt console: With that, there are no entries in the postgres log file. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/SSL-Certificates-in-Postgres-9-3-and-Windows-7-tp5826230p5826249.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general