[Zope] running zope (newbie problem)

[Ethan Fremen]

Ok, it's Zope 2.0.0b5.  I have RedHat 6.0. 
I downloaded the source of python 1.5.2 and compiled --withthreads
I installed python in the default /usr/local/lib,
Killed the old python 1.5.1
Symbolic links to /usr/bin for python and python 1.5 so the other RH
stuff doesn't break.
Apache has been terminated.
Installed zope in /usr/local/bin/Zope using python wo_pcgi.py as root.
ran start. get this message:
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1999-08-26T22:04:48 PROBLEM(100) ZServer Computing default hostname
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1999-08-26T22:04:48 INFO(0) ZServer Medusa (V1.10) started at Thu Aug 26
23:04:48 1999
	Hostname: localhost
	Port:8080

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1999-08-26T22:04:48 INFO(0) ZServer FTP server started at Thu Aug 26
23:04:48 1999
	Authorizer:None
	Hostname: localhost.localdomain
	Port: 8021
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1999-08-26T22:04:48 INFO(0) ZServer Monitor Server (V1.5) started on
port 8099
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/Zope/z2.py", line 494, in ?
    pf = open(PID_FILE, 'w')
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/bin/Zope/var/Z2.pid'

what am i doing wrong?