[Zope-dev] 2.5.0b4: how to deadlock/DoS your Data.fs

[Jens Vagelpohl]

did you read the documentation that explains how to suppress e.g. site 
roots by inserting certain names into the URL?

installing site roots or virtual host monsters does not "toast" any ZODB.

jens


On Tuesday, January 22, 2002, at 12:10 , Pierre Fortin wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've been away from Zope for nearly two years and thought I'd give 2.5.0b4
> a whirl...  instead, it's giving me a spinning head...
>
> I have multiple sites and would like to give Zope another try...
>
> When I first go into Zope at localhost:8080/manage, the first thing I
> tried was to add a VirtualHostMonster (specifying all the fields)...  Big
> mistake #1...  the Data.fs is toast -- no way to access it...
>
> Re-install and try again...
>
> This time, I try SiteRoot, specifying the fields:
>   pfortin.com
>   http://pfortin.com/
>   /Z
> Big mistake #2!
>
> Re-install and try again...
>
> This time, I do the same thing; but without specifying a
> Base...  Big mistake #3!
>
> In every case, I was left with an unusable Data.fs because the
> http://localhost:8080/manage page was now pointing to non-existent data..
> .
>
> I'm off to do some more reading; but the intent was to try to setup 2
> virtual hosts on localhost:8080 without disturbing the running hosts on
> port 80...  but I ended up with deadlocked files since main screen points
> to http://localhost:8080/<fubar>/manage* which are not setup.
>
> Pierre
>
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