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install problem....solved! /newbie bulletin board
by Robert Nagle 10 Oct '02

10 Oct '02

Like a good citizen, I feel compelled to document the server install problem I had. (Thanks by the way to Mr. Hamid for clueing me about the problem). The problem was permissions and omissions in the documentation provided with zope 2.60beta 1. 1. The owner of the gzip file needs to be the user to run zope. 2. That zopeuser should also own the directory into which the zope zipped file will be unzipped. 3. The user who runs the ./start script should be the user that runs apache, not root or zopeuser. Actually by configuring zope with -u apacheuser -g apachegroup , it already puts the right permissions in place, so that the user of the start script is apacheuser. Although I understand that the documentation is running after a moving target (I am myself a technical writer), I am finding that the documentation in the zipped file doesn't mention newer and more direct installation alternatives. I found Regebro's document on http://www.zope.org/Members/regebro/Zope_and_Apache to be unusually helpful. I was wondering. I hate to clutter this mailing list with newbie problems. Have you ever thought about setting up bulletin board space dedicated to typical newbie problems (of which my own is a pathetic example). I found, for example, that the gentoo user forums http://forums.gentoo.org/ do an incredible job of documenting user problems and solutions and separating newbie problems with other kinds of problems. (I might have forum space to contribute...) It would probably be better as a forum rather than a mailing list (which are less visible on the web). rj Robert Nagle Technical Writer, Trainer & Linux Aficionado Houston, Texas 77083 www.idiotprogrammer.com

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RE: [Zope] Zope on OpenBSD
by Adam Getchell 10 Oct '02

10 Oct '02

Chris, Thanks you very much: that worked. Now if I can just get that VHM problem fixed! ;-) --Adam -----Original Message----- From: Chris McDonough [mailto:chrism@zope.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 3:38 PM To: Adam Getchell Cc: zope(a)zope.org Subject: Re: [Zope] Zope on OpenBSD Try removing the "-D" from the line in the start script that reads: exec %s $cwd/z2.py -D "$@" This should cause Zope to not start in debug mode. Adam Getchell wrote: > Chris, > > Your script worked, but Zope does not allow someone to login at the > console (as the output and process take up the screen). I tried > modifying it to: > > su - zope -c "/home/zope/start &" > > But the process immediately dies. I thought Zope was supposed to start > in daemon mode? > > Thanks, > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris McDonough [mailto:chrism@zope.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 10:13 AM > To: Adam Getchell > Cc: zope(a)zope.org > Subject: Re: [Zope] Zope on OpenBSD > > > Try something like this in the rc script: > > su - zope -c "/home/zope/start" > > HTH, > > - C > > On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 13:57, Adam Getchell wrote: > >>I'm running Zope 2.5.1p1 (and CMF) on OpenBSD 3.1. It runs in >>separated mode, so Zope sits in /usr/local/lib/zope, while the Zope >>instance runs under a normal user in /home/zope with the database in >>/home/zope/var and the start script as: >> >>export INSTANCE_HOME=/home/zope >>export PYTHONHOME=/usr/local/lib/zope >>exec /usr/local/bin/python2.1 -O $PYTHONHOME/z2.py -D "$0" -p >>/home/zope/Zope.cgi >> >>(the exec statement is one line). >> >>All good, but I want to have zope autostart as the normal user (not >>root) by using /etc/rc.local. >> >>I have this in rc.local >> >># Run zope >>if [ -x /usr/local/bin/python2.1 ]; then >> echo -n ' zope'; /home/zope/start >>fi >> >>But I think this doesn't work, and would start as root. >> >>Advice? >> >>Thanks, >> >>*************************** >>* Adam Getchell >>AdamG(a)hrrm.ucdavis.edu >>* System Architect/Programmer (530) 752-1584 >>* Human Resources Information Systems >>http://www.hr.ucdavis.edu/ >>*************************** >>"Invincibility is in oneself, vulnerability in the opponent." -- Sun >>Tzu >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Zope maillist - Zope(a)zope.org >>http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope >>** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** >>(Related lists - >> http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce >> http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ) > > -- Chris McDonough Zope Corporation http://www.zope.org http://www.zope.com "Killing hundreds of birds with thousands of stones"

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I have lost my context :-(
by Gitte Wange 10 Oct '02

10 Oct '02

Hi guys, Yeah the context is gone and it's NOT funny :-) Well I get the famous error: global name 'context' is not defined in a small script that tests for what stylesheet to use ... Searching the archives only reveals and old mail from Dieter saying that it might be caused by an old version of Python. The Software: Python: 2.1.3 Zope: 2.6b1 (from cvs) Any good ideas ? -- Gitte Wange Technical Manager Email: gitte(a)mmmanager.org Web: http://www.mmmanager.org Tlf: +45 36 46 20 02 Old Zopistas never die, they just lose their Persistence Wrappers. -- The Jester: ZopeLabs.

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Zope, CMF, WebDAV +Windows' Network Place and versioning.
by Knut Meidal 10 Oct '02

10 Oct '02

Greetings! I have been playing with Zope and CMF. Scavenged an old HP Workstation, a B132L with PA-RISC processor, little RAM and a small disk(2.1GB). Got Debian Linux installed, along with debs of Zope, Zope-CMF. (PostgreSQL too, in case I ever figure out how to move my data in there. Hints appreciated.) I now have a test-CMF site running. I have created a few folders and users, uploaded a few files, published and played around. I saw that Zope-CMF supported WebDAV. And I saw the light. My great vision was to create a Windows "Network Place" to read/write to Zope directly from Windows. This way, I envisioned, I could have people use familiar tools to save documents to a familiar environment. While at the same time, we could attach some metadata to the items, and use versioning between files, with full accounting on who edited what file, when, and possibly keeping track of several versions of the SAME FILE, in the SAME PLACE using the SAME Filename. It almost works. I can create "Network Places", save documents to the Zope folders. Only thing missing is the ability to have Zope versioning on files created in this manner. Can it be done? Anyone else tried this approach? Experiences? Good? Bad? Do's and DON'Ts? Tips, tricks? PostgreSQL pointers? KnutM

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Python And Zope Job Market is significantly improved
by lozinski＠openstepnews.com 09 Oct '02

09 Oct '02

Check it out at zope.jobmart.com You can now search resumes by keyword. Managers can now create personal lists of candidates they like, ordered by priority, with their comments next to each resume, secure behind a password login. Regards Chris 1-510-740-6486 lozinski(a)openstepnews.com lozinski(a)jobmart.com

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VHM and RewriteRule Problem
by Christian Kasprowicz 09 Oct '02

09 Oct '02

Hi all, I'm quite new to zope, and trying to do a virtual host mapping with apache. I've the Rewrite Module working, and trying to do the following(in the .htaccess- file): RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1:8080/VirtualHostBase/http/www.mydomain.de:80/Chris/mydo main.de [L,P] Also, I tried without the [L,P]. it just shows the directory index of the webserver- not zope. If I try it with /* ... I get the Zope-Site, but with the full path (./VirtualHostBase/http/...) Can anyone help?!? Thanks, Chris

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Java program within zope
by Mark Poole 09 Oct '02

09 Oct '02

Hello, Anyone had any luck getting java programs ( jar file) to run within zope? Thanks, Mark

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Unenlightened XUF question
by Ken 09 Oct '02

09 Oct '02

OK, so I'm a bit slow... After reading the "Unenlightened" guide, I installed a totally vanilla XUF, using ZODB authorization and properties. I chose cookie authentication. I placed the XUF one level above the folder to protect, which should only be viewed by 'members'. Logging on as a member, I got the ugly, 'basic' popup. Not the cool, docLogin I so covet... I thought I was getting cookies for free. <stupid question> Do I have to 'do something' for this to work? </stupid question> What's missing? Thanks, Ken

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CookieCrumber
by Dirk Datzert 09 Oct '02

09 Oct '02

Hi, I want to use CookieCrumblers 0.5 with multiple acl_user-folders. Is it neccessary to install multiple CookueCrumblers along all acl_user-folders or is 1 enough. Regards, Dirk

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XML via MS COM
by Garry Galinsky 09 Oct '02

09 Oct '02

I am looking to integrate and existing Windows program with Zope. The program uses COM which accepts XML formatted requests and provides XML formatted responses. I know nothing about using COM and nor do I have any C+ experience. I was hoping that someone could recommend a Zope/Python product that I could configure to talk to application's COM and therefore Zope could be my interface for creating/sending XML requests and parsing the XML response. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Garry Galinsky garry(a)galinsky.net

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