[Zope] Re: Re: Changing file ownership

[mindlace]

Eric Shuman wrote:
> 
> The weird part here is that the python method had just created the
> directory in question and the UID on that file is "nobody".  So even though
> the process is the owner of the file it still does not have permission to
> change the GID.

In general, unpriveledged users cannot change group ownership to a group
they are not in.  Add nobody to the group you want to change it to, and
it should work.

> Is there a way to specify what group Zope/Python is
> running under. 

If you start Zope with root, Zope runs as nobody.  If you start zope as
anybody else, Zope runs as that user.

good luck,
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