[Zope] 2.4.1b1 install -> no index_html in root folder?

Hi Zope 2.4.1b1, Python 2.1, Redhat 6.2 I set up zope in a seperate directory and created a site directory. I modified the start script to use INSTANCE_HOME for the site and ZOPE_HOME for the Zope tree. Everything started ok, but via the browser there is no index_html in the root folder. at http://host:8080 If I go to the management screen http://host:8080/manage it appears to work. the standard_html_header/footer documents are Ok. any ideas why index_html is missing? Jon