On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:31:03AM +0100, PieterB wrote:

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How can I get the startup scripts to launch zope as user 'www'? Install /usr/ports/security/sudo and use something like: sudo -u zopeuser /path/to/zope/start

That way FreeBSD will make sure the startup script of Zope is executed as user 'zopeuser'.

Thanks for all the replies. Below is the script I wrote to start zope. Its simple.. I'd appreciate any comments on how it might be enhanced. #!/bin/sh # # zope startup for bsd rc script by David Bear # ZHOME="/somevol/somedir" ZSTART=${ZHOME}"/start" ZSTOP=${ZHOME}"/stop" ZUSER="www" # or whoever the web user is SUCMD="/usr/bin/su" case "$1" in 'start') echo "Starting Zope " if test -x ${ZSTART} ; then ${SUCMD} ${ZUSER} "-c" ${ZSTART} & fi ;; 'stop') echo "Stoping Zope" if test -x ${ZSTOP} ; then ${ZSTOP} fi ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}" ;; esac -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"