Neo4j Load CSV without Local Admin privileges

Question

I'm trying to evaluate Neo4j-Community-3.2.2 and my IT department installed the product for me in an area where I have no permissions. All I have seem to have is a running Service and the client interface through the browser. I have an immediate problem with LOAD CSV, but I anticipate others.

My current problem is that LOAD CSV seems to limit me to the Import folder under the database, which is in a protected location. I cannot copy files to the Neo4j import directory. I need to point the location to a folder I own.

I read in a different post that this is a security measure. So .. IF there is no way to address another folder, is there a configuration option that would let me work around. I can engage my IT department to edit / replace a config file, I think.

It would be best to implement a configuration setting to point to an entirely different Neo4j root. Any advice?

Answer 1

dbms.directories.import

Sets the root directory for file URLs used with the Cypher LOAD CSV clause. This must be set to a single directory, restricting access to only those files within that directory and its subdirectories.

So just point the full path to the directory in the neo4j.conf where you can place the files:

dbms.directories.import = /path/to/csv/import/directory

Note that the user under which the neo4j is started must have permission to read files from this directory.