Hi. I've posted this in more detail before, but the general processs i've been using to update Zope lately is: # Backup <path-to>/Data.fs # Put the new zope tarball somewhere like... cd /home/myhome/src/zope/276/<zopesrcname> gunzip <zopesrcname>.gz tar -xvf <zopesrcname>.tar mv <zopesrcname> zope276 cd zope276 #Assuming you want to put your new zope in /var #Assuming you have a recent python ./configure --prefix=/var/zope276 --with-python="/usr/bin/python2.3" make make install # Assuming your prior zope version is still running and that it # is installed as a service. service zopectl stop change references in /var/zope-instance/bin/zopectl change references in /var/zope-instance/bin/runzope service zopectl start # This way I can leave prior versions of zope on the system in # case I need to revert. For instance, I had lots of legacy # and Plone problems with 2.8 so went back to 2.76 by just # changing references in zopectl I hope that helps. Harlow Pinson Indepth Learning Email: hpinson@indepthl.com Web: http://www.indepthl.com Voice: 505-994-2135 FAX: 208-475-7678