[Zope] permission denied error

[Bruce Elrick]

Geoff Nordli wrote:
> 
> I am almost there.
> 
> I am running as root
> 
> I expanded the source code.
> 
> ran    python w_pcgi.py
> 
> It compiled fine.
> 
> changed the owner on the var directory to nobody.
> 
> chown nodoby var
> 
> This should give it RWX in the entire directory.
> 
> Ran "./start"
> 
> I get an error:
> 
> "permission denied: '/home/zope/Zope-2.0.1-src/var/Z2.pid'"
> 
> It does write some pid files: zProcessManager.pid, pcgi.pid
> 
> What else should I change.
Does nobody have execute permissions on /home, /home/zope, and
/home/zope/Zope-2.0.1-src?
You need execute permissions on the intervening directories in order to access
anything below.  Usually this is provided by having other (world) execute
permissions on these directories.

Cheers...
Bruce
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