[Qgis-user] Installing QGIS 3.14 or 3.16 on Windows: it only runs as administrator

[Jorge Gustavo Rocha]

Hi Bo,

Thanks for the feedback.

You are right. I was installing QGIS in a municipality where the
computers are configured by the IT dept. It was a brand new computer,
but I guess it was deployed with some predefined configuration.

I was able to change the QGIS startup settings and it now runs always
with "administrative privileges". But I don't like the solution and I'll
try to start it a --profiles-path path where the user is able to read
and right. I will also talk with the IT, because it is not a QGIS
problem from the feedback I've received. I hope they will contribute to
fix the issue too.

Have a nice weekend!

Jorge

Às 10:27 de 31/10/20, Bo Victor Thomsen escreveu:
>
> Hi Jorge -
>
> If it's an so-called "enterprise" setup of the new Windows PC, the IT
> department might have mucked around with all sorts of security and
> userdata setups. QGIS needs to have read/write access to the
> %userdata% path to read and write parameter settings, installing and
> loading plugins and so on.
>
> You can try:
>
>   * To start QGIS with the--noplugins qualifier. This will stop QGIS
>     from loading plugins on startup.
>
>   * To start QGIS with the --profiles-path <some_new_path>
>     The--profiles-path qualifier gets QGIS to use another directory
>     for profiles storage than the default
>     <some_new_path> must point to  an existing directory path where
>     you're certain you have read/write access to.
>      
>
> If it actually works with the second suggestion, your IT department
> probably has made  the userdata directory inaccessible for QGIS. 
>
> Den 29-10-2020 kl. 18:16 skrev Jorge Gustavo Rocha:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to install QGIS using OSGeo4W on a new Windows 10
>> computer. I've tried several options. I started with the "express
>> desktop install".
>>
>> The installation runs smoothly.
>>
>> After installation, the splash screen appear and goes until the
>> message: QGIS is ready! But then, nothing happens. If I run QGIS with
>> Administrator privileges, it works.
>>
>> I've also tried to install with "custom install", just for the
>> current user. But using this option, I get install errors
>> (complaining about a missing gdal301.dll).
>>
>> What can I do (change some permissions?) to have QGIS running with
>> administrator privileges?
>>
>> Disclaimer: I'm not a Windows expert. I probably missed something
>> obviously. I've disabled the antivirus software, just in case.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jorge
>>
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