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File "/home/dad/dadstuff/Zope-1.9b1-src/ZopeHTTPServer/ZopeHTTPServer.py", line 321, in get_environment File "/usr/lib/python1.5/SimpleHTTPServer.py", line 87, in translate_path path = os.getcwd() error: (13, 'Permission denied')

For some reason os.getcwd is failing.

Can anyone think of a reason why os.getcwd would fail?

Jim, I can think of a couple reasons: 1) The directory that the program is running in gets deleted. Unlikely, but it sometimes happens when buggy scripts are doing mkdir/chdir stuff. That is not the problem here, unless Dave moved the directory after started his server. 2) I think Dave originally installed Zope as 'root' user, so he may have a directory that server can't access. My earlier advice to him was to scrub Zope and reinstall it as a regular non-root user. Maybe the README should advise not to run Zope as root. Best regards, Jeff Bauer Rubicon, Inc.