[Zope] Editing the z2.py File

[Martijn Pieters]

On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 09:42:35AM +0100, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> It is possible with SiteAccess' "Set Access Rule". It has some nasty side-effects:
> - Zcatalogs will no longer work :-(

This is fixed by CHris Petrilli's patches, see elsewhere on the list (or
Zope-Dev, can't remember). These fixes will be in Zope 2.3.0.

> - do not make *one* mistake in the "root" method code or you will lose
> access to your Zope completely (that's the big problem with all-database
> systems like Zope). Even FTP access will fail, you will have to retrieve
> your ZODB from backups!

This is nonsense. There are several ways of telling the SiteAccess rule
not to kick in. See the SiteAccess pages for more info on the URL
modifiers and environment variables that do this.

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Martijn Pieters
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