Ooops, I should have found that myself (doc/SECURITY.txt, last para but one)! But what Zope users calling themselves? / Svante -- Phil Harris <phil@philh.org> wrote: : It's in the docs already, nobody must have write permissions in the var : directory. : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: Svante Kleist <svante+zope@nemesis.se> : To: <zope@zope.org> : Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 1:12 PM : Subject: [Zope] Installation bug? : : : > : > Dear Zopers (Zops? Zopians?), : > : > This is my first try with Zope. Building on RH Linux 6.0 : > ( python w_pcgi.py ) went fine, however... : > : > : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : - : > ---------- : > [root@nyx Zope-2.0.0b5-src]# ./start : > ------ : > 1999-08-20T11:42:05 PROBLEM(100) ZServer Computing default hostname : > ------ : > 1999-08-20T11:42:05 INFO(0) ZServer Medusa (V1.10) started at Fri Aug 20 : > 13:42:05 1999 : > Hostname: nyx.nemesis.se : > Port:8080 : > : > ------ : > 1999-08-20T11:42:05 INFO(0) ZServer FTP server started at Fri Aug 20 : > 13:42:05 1999 : > Authorizer:None : > Hostname: nyx.nemesis.se : > Port: 8021 : > ------ : > 1999-08-20T11:42:05 INFO(0) ZServer Monitor Server (V1.5) started on : port > 8099 : > Traceback (innermost last): : > File "/usr/local/src/Zope-2.0.0b5-src/z2.py", line 494, in ? : > pf = open(PID_FILE, 'w') : > IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: : > '/usr/local/src/Zope-2.0.0b5-src/var/Z2.pid' : > : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : - : > -------- : > : > This was obviously because 'nobody' could write in : > '/usr/local/src/Zope-2.0.0b5-src/var/'. : > : > 'chmod go+w /usr/local/src/Zope-2.0.0b5-src/var/' solved that. : > : > Is this an installation bug? Should I report it somewhere? : > : > : > _______________________________________________ : > Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org : > http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope : > : > (To receive general Zope announcements, see: : > http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce : > : > For developer-specific issues, zope-dev@zope.org - : > http://www.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev ) :