Re: Folder access issues with pgAdmin4

Patrick,

You should direct this to the pgadmin mailing list(s).
Details here: https://www.pgadmin.org/support/list/

On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 11:49 AM Patrick Headley <pheadley(at)linxco-inc(dot)com>
wrote:

> Using pgAdmin4 v4.1
>
> Python 3.6.5
>
> Flask 0.12.4
>
> Application Mode Desktop
>
> Current User pgadmin4(at)pgadmin(dot)org
>
> OS Windows 7
>
> I would like to save a script to a network location. First off, I'm unable
> to access network folders using pgAdmin4. This has been an issue since
> pgAdmin4 was first released. To overcome this I created a mapped drive in
> Windows. That allows me to get to the network folders. Now I can see the
> folder that I want to save the script to but I can't open the folder. Upon
> attempting to open the folder, Win Error 3 pops up. However, the folder
> directly above that one opens. There are no permissions set on either
> folder in Windows ACL.The folders are on Linux, using Samba. The underlying
> security for the one I can access allows read access for the Others group.
> The one that I cannot open allows create and delete files access for the
> Others group. From Windows Explorer, I can create, modify and delete files
> in the folder that pgAdmin4 is unable to open.
>
> The folder is on a Samba share. The folder that doesn't work has Create
> and delete files for the Others group. The folder that works (at least I
> can open it) has Access Files permission for the Others group.
>
> Another issue is that the when clicking the Name column in the Save File
> dialog to sort the files and folders, nothing happens. I would like to sort
> ascending with folders first.
>
> Can someone please perform a thorough review of the Save File dialog,
> making it work correctly on Windows using Linux or other network resources?
> By correct, it should work the same as other Windows applications (i.e. MS
> Word). While pgAdmin4 continues to improve and I really want it to be my
> main resource for managing PostgreSQL databases, these long-standing issues
> are a real show-stopper.
> --
> *Patrick Headley*
> Linx Consulting, Inc.
> (303) 916-5522
> pheadley(at)linxco-inc(dot)com
> www.linxco-inc.com
>