I downloaded Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86.tgz. I unpacked it in /usr/local/bin, then ./install, then ./start. Please see below and advise. I tried logging in several times. I even used python zpasswd.py access and picked a real simple password and cleartext. No joy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compiling python modules ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ creating default access file Note: The super user name and password are 'superuser' and '********'. You can change the superuser name and password with the zpasswd script. To find out more, type: /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/bin/python zpasswd.py chmod 0600 /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/access chmod 0711 /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/var ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ setting dir permissions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ creating default database chmod 0600 /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/var/Data.fs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Writing the pcgi resource file (ie cgi script), /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/Zope.cgi chmod 0755 /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/Zope.cgi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Creating start script, start chmod 0711 /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/start ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Creating stop script, stop chmod 0711 /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/stop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Done! ============================================================================== Zope Error Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource. IOError Sorry, a Zope error occurred. Traceback (innermost last): File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, l ine 214, in publish_module File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, l ine 179, in publish File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/Zope/__init__.py, line 2 02, in zpublisher_exception_hook (Object: ApplicationDefaultPermissions) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, l ine 165, in publish File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/mapply.py, li ne 160, in mapply (Object: manage) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, l ine 102, in call_object (Object: manage) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/App/special_dtml.py, lin e 117, in __call__ (Object: manage) (Info: /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/App/manage.dtml) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Stri ng.py, line 381, in cook (Object: manage) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Stri ng.py, line 374, in read (Object: manage) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_Stri ng.py, line 538, in read_raw (Object: manage) IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/li b/python/App/manage.dtml' _________________________________________________________________ Troubleshooting Suggestions * The URL may be incorrect. * The parameters passed to this resource may be incorrect. * A resource that this resource relies on may be encountering an error. For more detailed information about the error, please refer to the HTML source for this page. If the error persists please contact the site maintainer. Thank you for your patience. ====================================================================== <!-- X-URL: http://209.32.157.185:8080/manage --> <!-- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:25:36 GMT --> <BASE HREF="http://209.32.157.185:8080/manage"> <HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Zope Error</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="CENTER"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="90%"> <H2>Zope Error</H2> <P>Zope has encountered an error while publishing this resource. </P> <P><STRONG>IOError</STRONG></P> Sorry, a Zope error occurred.<p> <PRE> Traceback (innermost last): File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 214, in publish_module File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 179, in publish File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/Zope/__init__.py, line 202, in zpublisher_exception_hook (Object: ApplicationDefaultPermissions) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 165, in publish File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/mapply.py, line 160, in mapply (Object: manage) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/ZPublisher/Publish.py, line 102, in call_object (Object: manage) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/App/special_dtml.py, line 117, in __call__ (Object: manage) (Info: /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/App/manage.dtml) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 381, in cook (Object: manage) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 374, in read (Object: manage) File /usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/DocumentTemplate/DT_String.py, line 538, in read_raw (Object: manage) IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/bin/Zope-2.1.6-linux2-x86/lib/python/App/manage.dtml' </PRE> <HR NOSHADE> <P>Troubleshooting Suggestions</P> <UL> <LI>The URL may be incorrect.</LI> <LI>The parameters passed to this resource may be incorrect.</LI> <LI>A resource that this resource relies on may be encountering an error.</LI> </UL> <P>For more detailed information about the error, please refer to the HTML source for this page. </P> <P>If the error persists please contact the site maintainer. Thank you for your patience. </P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML> ------------------ Eddie Maddox eddie@mngovsci.com