From the documentation in universe_wsgi.ini, I don't think this option will do what I want and I think I didn't explain clearly enough what I'm trying to do. I have a directory in a data library configured to allow a non-admin user to add datasets. I have the allow_library_path_paste option set in our init script and, when logged in as the admin, I see the "Upload files from filesystem paths" option in the "Create new data library datasets" dropdown list in addition to the two usual methods. When I log in as my non-admin user, only the "Upload files" and "Import datasets from current history" options exist in the dropdown for the same folder. I can upload and import files into this directory as non-admin, but the filesystem paths option is not there. Is it difficult to enable this option for non-admin users? Our local instance will be private to our lab, so security is less of an issue for us and, in any case, I will configure individual folders so only the users who should have the ability to add datasets can do so. Thanks.

- Adam

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Nate Coraor <nate@bx.psu.edu> wrote:

Adam Labadorf wrote:

Hello,

I'm trying to configure a non-admin user to upload data to our local galaxy instance. We manage our NGS data separately from galaxy and add access to them using the Import from system paths functionality. The non-admin user I have configured can upload from a local file or import from history but does not have the menu item to add files from systems paths like my admin user does. Is there a way to enable non-admin users to add datasets from system paths?

Hi Adam,

This can be done with the user_library_import_dir option in universe_wsgi.ini. Regular users are not given access to the regular import directory for security reasons (since it's not assumed that they should have access to all of its contents).

--nate

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Adam Labadorf
Computational Tech
Fraenkel Lab, MIT

labadorf@mit.edu <mailto:labadorf@mit.edu>

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