Should I create a user, and group for zope install? Where should I put the installation? "/usr/local/zope" Should the user/group own Zope's entire directory structure. In the documentation it says that the user that starts Zope must own the var directory. How do you know what user is being used to start Zope, and how do you control it. I did the compile using "root". What kind of security implication is having root own the zope directory. If I want to add additional components to zope like mysql, apache, and whatever--does this affect the user that zope runs under? thanks, Geoff Nordli MCT, MCSE, Master CNE, CCA, MCP, A+ G Nordli & Associates 749 Robson Dr. Kamloops BC, V2E 2G7 Phone: 250-314-7354 E-mail to pager: 2503147354@pcs.cantelatt.com E-mail: geoff@gnaa.net