September 1999 - Zope

RE: [Zope] error starting zope on solx86
by Michel Pelletier 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

If you run Zope as root, it will turn itself into 'nobody'. This is a security feature many programs do. Run Zope as a user other than root and make sure that user has permission to write in the var directory. If you have other questions, there are many good online resources about UNIX security. -Michel > -----Original Message----- > From: Ceska, Christopher [mailto:Christopher.Ceska@camp.org] > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 2:11 AM > To: Zope (E-mail) > Subject: [Zope] error starting zope on solx86 > > > > I am trying to get zope running on a Solaris x86 box, this is > the error I am > getting: > > > null:[pts/2][2:19am]:104:/export/work/soft/Zope-2.0.0-src# ./start > ------ > 1999-09-08T06:20:04 PROBLEM(100) ZServer Computing default hostname > ------ > 1999-09-08T06:20:04 INFO(0) ZServer Medusa (V1.10) started at > Wed Sep 8 > 02:20:04 1999 > Hostname: null > Port:8080 > > ------ > 1999-09-08T06:20:04 INFO(0) ZServer FTP server started at Wed Sep 8 > 02:20:04 1999 > Authorizer:None > Hostname: null > Port: 8021 > ------ > 1999-09-08T06:20:04 INFO(0) ZServer Monitor Server (V1.5) > started on port > 8099 > Traceback (innermost last): > File "/export/work/soft/Zope-2.0.0-src/z2.py", line 494, in ? > pf = open(PID_FILE, 'w') > IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: > '/export/work/soft/Zope-2.0.0-src/var/Z2.pid' > null:[pts/2][2:20am]:105:/export/work/soft/Zope-2.0.0-src# > > > thanks > -chris > > _______________________________________________ > Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org > http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope > > (To receive general Zope announcements, see: > http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce > > For developer-specific issues, zope-dev(a)zope.org - > http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ) >

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Digest truncation problems?
by Tres Seaver 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

Occasionally, my digest arrives in my inbox in truncated form. Anyone else seeing this? For example, yesterday I got a message with the subject, "Zope digest, Vol 1 #391 - 69 msgs", but it was cut off in the middle of message #22. FWIW, I'm using Netscape 4.5 and 4.07 against a POP3 server. -- ================================================================================ Tres Seaver tseaver(a)palladion.com http://www.palladion.com Palladion Software Houston, Texas, USA 713-523-6582

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RE: [Zope] Editing DTML Methods with Emacs ?
by Michel Pelletier 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

You wanna write the Editing DTML Methods with XEmacs How-To? -Michel > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug McNaught [mailto:doug@mcnaught.org] > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 10:48 PM > To: zope(a)zope.org > Subject: Re: [Zope] Editing DTML Methods with Emacs ? > > > Michel Pelletier <michel(a)digicool.com> writes: > > > The problem is XEmacs. It first deletes the file and saves a backup > > '~', and then an original. Because it deletes the origninal object > > instead of overwriting it, Zope assumes that the *new* file > is to be a > > document. I bet a gazzillion dollars that there is some > lisp variable > > somewhere in EFS to disable this behavior. > > The variable is 'efs-make-backup-files', which is a list of host types > (efs has a concept of host type and will do different things when > talking to VMS, say, than when talking to Unix) on which to make > backup files when saving. If you set it to 'nil' efs will never make > a backup file on a remote machine. > > If you want to make backup files on 'real' ftp servers but not on > Zope's, this could be a problem, as 'efs-process-host-type' is "unix" > when connected to a Zope server, just as it is with normal > systems. I > don't know whether there might be a way to make Zope recognizable to > efs. > > I did do a test with setting 'efs-make-backup-files' to nil and doing > a few efs edits through localhost (standard ftp server). The inode > number of the file in question did not change, indicating that efs > just did a 'put' when saving the file, rather than deleting and > recreating. Thus from Michel's comments, Zope should do the Right > Thing and preserve the document type if you nil out the above > variable. > > Hope this helps. > > -Doug > -- > Doug McNaught doug(a)mcnaught.org http://www.mcnaught.org/~doug _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope (To receive general Zope announcements, see: http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce For developer-specific issues, zope-dev(a)zope.org - http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )

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Moving Zope data from Wintel to Sparc 64
by Jerry.Spicklemire＠IFLYATA.COM 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

Help! I'm sorry if this winds up in the wrong place, but MS Exchange has a mind of it's own on how to deal with Web based E-Mail , and I really need some feedback on this, ASAP. Zope is hanging by a thread here . . . Has anyone run into problems copying a Zope2 data set (ZODB3) from 32 bit Intel to 64 bit Sparc systems? Zope runs fine on our shiny new Solaris box, but my data, developed in Intel / Win 32 won't. We are using the binary Zope install from Solaris 2.6, and my development platform is the binary for Win 32. I have been following the advice for "upgrading" from one rev. of Zope to the next, which really just involves copying three data files, labeled Data.fs, Data.fs.tmp, & Data.fs.lock into the same spot on the target system. This worked fine when I need to move from Win'95 to NT, but fails moving from NT to Sparc 64. Of course the Data.fs file appears to be the ZODB data, and when viewed with a text editor certain "binary" characters are revealed, which our Unix admin suspects may be dependent on the system processor. In other words, if the hash table structure is influenced by the endian, or bit width of the hardware, this would explain the problem we're seeing. I'm considering doing an "export" from my working Zope, and attempting an "import" to Zope on Sun. If this is the correct way to go, can someone point me to complete, step by step, How-To for the export / import process. Mostly I've seen spotty references to this and I am so weary of trying things that don't work because a How-To assumes I already know stuff that I don't. Until the new searchable site came up I've searched the egroups list daily for topics such as "backup", "recovery", "replication", etc. It seems I am the only one who ever needs such things. Or maybe I'm just using the wrong names to search for . . . How do you spell "mission critical?" In our environment we use separate units for develop / test, and production systems. Moving data from one to the other is going to be a daily task, so we really need to nail this one. Enterprise Objects sounds relevant to this, perhaps even in the short run. Can someone release the rest of the scoop on this topic. Once again, all I've seen are spotty teases, not enough to go to the boss with. Also, if I'm way off base here, there are a couple of other things that are odd. For instance, on the Sun/Sparc/Solaris box, the /Zope/var/ directory has a file called Data.fs.in, that I've never seen on the Win32. Might this also be related to the problem reading the Data.fs files? Thanks for your consideration, Jerry S.

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how to remove image border?
by CHUNG-SHU YANG 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

Hi all, How to remove the blue border when an image object is used in <a href..> ... </a>? I try to add a property "border='0'" for the object but it doesn't work. TIA. CS

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Structure behind the new beta site?
by dgoodwin＠cairn.com 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

Friends, It would be incredibly helpful to see the structure behind the beta website. I am specifically interested in the arrangement of folders, users, their roles, and permissions. This will help me make informed decisions in the design of a high-profile portal site targeted at the 3D industry [hint hint]. Many thanks, -Doug Goodwin dgoodwin(a)spatial.com -- PS: Bravo on the new Zope beta site! I've been watching for 9 months and I'm ready to pitch Zope as t h e portal solution at my workplace. It feels solid, looks great, and documentation has finally caught up with development.

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Re: [Zope] When is the zope mailing list going to be indexed with ZCatalog?
by Kevin Dangoor 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

Someone from DC had mentioned previously that they are planning to do this. I agree (and I'm sure many others do as well :) that this would be useful. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Jay, Dylan <djay(a)lucent.com> To: 'zope(a)zope.org' <zope(a)zope.org> Date: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 4:34 AM Subject: [Zope] When is the zope mailing list going to be indexed with ZCatalog? >eGroups is hopeless. It seems that with ZCatalog being so good then why >isn;t the newsgroup periodically imported into Zope email objects and >cataloged so we can read them in and nice format and search them??

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Re: [Zope] #tree & reverse sort
by Christopher Petrilli 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

> When Chris subtly changed the way the reverse is performed in both in and > tree tags, he made a mistake in the tree tag, and must have missed it. Ach! Nein! Actually, it was substituting one smaller bug (i.e. non-functionality) for a larger one (i.e. modifying the object-database in-place :-). Woo hoo! This will be resolved in the next release (we're not sure if it'll be 2.0.1 or 2.1, honestly). But nobody will be wearing face-paint by the time it happens! Chris -- | Christopher Petrilli Python Powered Digital Creations, Inc. | petrilli(a)digicool.com http://www.digicool.com

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Newbie -Installed fine but can't run
by Mike Kompar 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

Hello, I can't seem to get the server to start. I built and installed Zope-2.0.0-src for Linux 2.2.6 with no errors "./configure --with-threads" "make" "make clean" suid to root "make install" The output> The super user name and password are 'superuser' and 'xxxxxxxxx'. You can change the superuser name and password with the zpasswd script. To find out more, type: /usr/local/bin/python zpasswd.py chmod 0600 /tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src/access chmod 0711 /tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src/var ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ creating default database chmod 0600 /tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src/var/Data.fs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Creating start script, start When I type ./start or python z2.py-I get the following errors: [root]/tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src$ ./start Traceback (innermost last): File "/tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src/z2.py", line 366, in ? import ZServer File "/tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src/ZServer/__init__.py", line 123, in ? from HTTPServer import zhttp_server, zhttp_handler File "/tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src/ZServer/HTTPServer.py", line 116, in ? from HTTPResponse import make_response File "/tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src/ZServer/HTTPResponse.py", line 99, in ? from medusa import http_server, asyncore File "/tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src/ZServer/medusa/http_server.py", line 720, in ? tz_for_log = compute_timezone_for_log() File "/tmp/Zope-2.0.0-src/ZServer/medusa/http_server.py", line 703, in compute_timezone_for_log if time.daylight: AttributeError: daylight I also tried to ./start as a user instead of root with the same result.. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks -- Mike Kompar Manager of Client Services IBS a division of Modern Technologies mikek(a)mtcibs.com http://www.mtcibs.com

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#tree & reverse sort
by achimg＠obelix.cologne.sgi.com 08 Sep '99

08 Sep '99

Hello Zope users! The following construct works in Zope-2.0.0b6:  I've now switched to Zope-2.0.0 and the above reverse sort produces an AttributeError. I still can do reverse sort with the #in tag! What's different in 2.0.0 or how can I do a reverse sort with the #tree tag?? Thanks for your advice. - Achim -- Silicon Graphics GmbH | Email: Achim Gorski <gorski(a)sgi.com> Frankfurter Str. 720-726 | Phone: +49-2203-9312-24 D-51145 Koeln, Germany | VM : +330-8891 Mail-Stop: IDE-3160 | Fax : +49-2203-9312-20

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