Ugh. Upgrade is always so confusing. I'd write this up if I knew how to do this consistantly. I have Zope 2.7 and python 2.3 running fine on Fedora Core 1 Linux installed in: /var/zope and /var/zope-instance With plans to upgrade, I downloaded Zope-2.7.2-0.tgz and expanded the file. ./configure --prefix=/var/zope272 --with-python=/usr/bin/python2.3 make make install Then it asks me the directory where I want my zope instance. Do I use my old zope instance, or create a new one? I choose to create a new one in: /var/zope272-instance Setting up the admin user and password. Then, making sure the old Zope is shut down, I got to: cd /var/zope272-instance/var There is no Data.fs Thinking this might be a problem, I try to start the new zope cd /var/zope272-instance/bin ./zopectl start And zope does not start... So I copy my old zope.conf into /var/zope272-instance/etc and copy my old Data.fs into /var/zope272-instance/var And attempt to start the new zope, which starts. However, looking at the ZMI control panel for version information only reveals: Zope Version (unreleased version, python 2.3.3, linux2) I ps -ef to look at the Zope process and see this: root 1329 1 0 15:06 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python2.3 /var/zope272/lib/python/zdaemon/zdrun.py -S /var/zope272/lib/python/Zope/Startup/zopeschema zope 1330 1329 95 15:06 ? 00:00:05 /usr/bin/python2.3 /var/zope/lib/python/Zope/Startup/run.py -C /var/zope-instance/etc/zope.conf I.E. both the old and the new Zopes seem to be in use, and despite createing a new instance, Zope is using the old instance. So I'm pretty confused here. Can anyone explain where I went wrong? Maybe upgrade instructions should be made a part of the zope book? Upgrading is an ongoing problem, at least for me, because I never really know how to do it right. Harlow Pinson Indepth Learning Email: hpinson@indepthl.com Web: http://www.indepthl.com Voice: 505-994-2135 FAX: 208-475-7678