Re: pgAdmin - read only installation directory

Bernhard Daubner wrote:

> I would like to use pgAdmin for a database course at our university. 
> The  student's workstations are running Windows XP and the students 
> have no write access to the local disk.
>
> But pgAdmin III seems to store some information at run time within the 
> installation directory. For example it creates a log file there. So 
> pgAdmin III crashes, if it can not write to the installation directory.
>
> Is there are work around for this issue?
>
> I tried pgAdmin III (V 1.0.2, binary release) on Windows XP 
> Professional, German Edition.
>
> Best regards, 


You can have the log file stored anywhere, or disable logging 
completely; see options. If the logfile can't be opened, a message box 
should show up, but no crash.


Regards,
Andreas