Hello Zopistas ... I am releasing a first version of a set of python modules to start stop and monitor Zope. The project began before zdaemon and the start/stop scripts appeared and it follows a different approach. You can download it from: http://starship.python.net/crew/pavlos/ I am including the README file to save you the trouble downloading it to find out what it does. Zsupervisor A set of modules that enable easy monitoring, starting and stopping of Zope. INSTALLATION: Untar Zsupervisor.tgz in the Zope home directory. Edit file start from the standard Zope distribution, and replace z2.py with ztoo.py (z2.py has a bug and does not allow a -Z '' option). You might want to save a copy of the original z2.py script. USE: It is better to start first the supervisor in a different terminal so you can monitor medusa's stderr. Simply run:: tellzope start_supervisor In a different terminal type:: tellzope start_zope -a 100.100.100.100 -p 8080 <and other z2 options> To view the status of the Zope process:: tellzope status To restart Zope:: tellzope restart To stop Zope and remove from supervision:: tellzope stop To exit Zsupervisor and stop Zope (identical with killing the Zsupervisor process directly):: tellzope exit NOTES: Tested only on Linux running ZServer only (no pcgi) Pavlos