OK, this is probably a stupid question, but how do I fix it? I tried: changing the /Zopedir/var/ folder and file settings to user=ewalstad, group=users and had no luck running ./start. I also tried copying one of the other .pid files and renaming it z2.pid; that didn't work, either. Any advice is appreciated. Eric. // -----Original Message----- // From: Michel Pelletier [mailto:michel@digicool.com] // Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 11:48 AM // To: ewalstad@energywright.com // Cc: zope@zope.org // Subject: Re: [Zope] Zope install & ./start problem... // // // "Eric L. Walstad" wrote: // > // > Hello, // > // > I just installed Zope but can't get it to start properly. Here's the // > output: // > // > [root@frankenstein Zope]# python w_pcgi.py // > // > Traceback (innermost last): // > File "/usr/local/Zope/z2.py", line 586, in ? // > pf = open(PID_FILE, 'w') // > IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/Zope/var/Z2.pid' // > [root@frankenstein Zope]# // > // > FYI, there is no '/usr/local/Zope/var/Z2.pid' file. // // That's because Zope can't write it (that's what the 'w' means). The // user you are running Zope as (if you are root, Zope turns itself into // nobody) does not have permission to write to your var/ directory. // // > Q1. Why is Zope looking for Z2.pid if I installed it WITH PCGI? // // The Z2.pid file contains the process id of Zope, it allways writes it // and has nothing to do with PCGI. // // > Q2. If Zope still needs Z2.pid with PCGI, how do I get the file there? // // Zope will put it there if it can write to the var/ directory. // // -Michel //