Android ADB access to application databases without root

Question

Can anyone tell me, is it possible to use the ADB to pull and push a database from an app, without root privileges on the phone?

For example, I know the location on

Answer 1

A quick workaround is to use the run-as command to copy the database in a folder where you can have access, such as /sdcard and then, do a normal adb pull

adb shell
$ run-as package.name cp /data/data/package.name/dbname.db /sdcard/
$ exit
adb pull /sdcard/dbname.db

More information on the run-as command here

Note that the run-as command is available since API level 8 (Android 2.2) and can only be used if the application is debbugable.