Hello, list. I am attempting to install the following components under FreeBSD 4.11: - Python 2.3.5 - Zope 2.8.5 - Plone 2.1.2 under a directory structure like: /usr/local/zope /software-home /python /zope /plone /... /instance-home /www.climatelaw.org /www.example.org /... Python 2.3.5 is installed in /usr/local/zope/software-home/python/ and appears to be working correctly. This server is also already successfully running Zope 2.6.1 under Python 2.1. When attempting to configure Zope 2.8.5, however, I receive the following error from configure: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [zope@luna:www.climatelaw.org]$ /usr/local/zope/software-home/zope/configure --prefix=/usr/local/zope/instance-home/www.climatelaw.org/ --with-python=/usr/local/zope/software-home/python/ Using Python interpreter at /usr/local/zope/software-home/python/ Configuring Zope installation /usr/local/zope/software-home/zope/configure: /usr/local/zope/software-home/python/: permission denied ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am installing as user "zope", which owns both the directory, subdirectories and files within "/usr/local/zope": [zope@luna:local]$ ls -ld zope drwxrwxr-x 5 zope zope 512 Mar 23 12:22 zope The python interpreter also is also owned by user "zope" and permissions are set as "755": lrwxr-xr-x 1 zope zope 12 Mar 14 13:02 python -> Python-2.3.5 I've searched the archives of this list and not found this particular permission problem described. I am at a loss as to what exactly is denying permission to what, much less how to correct the problem. I would prefer not to have to configure and install Zope as root. Any help very appreciated. Glenn E-LAW U.S. Information Technology Manager Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide http://www.elaw.org