[Zope] Zope install & ./start problem...

[Eric L. Walstad]

OK, this is probably a stupid question, but how do I fix it?  I tried:
changing the /Zopedir/var/ folder and file settings to user=ewalstad,
group=users and had no luck running ./start.  I also tried copying one of
the other .pid files and renaming it z2.pid; that didn't work, either.

Any advice is appreciated.

Eric.

// -----Original Message-----
// From: Michel Pelletier [mailto:michel@digicool.com]
// Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 11:48 AM
// To: ewalstad@energywright.com
// Cc: zope@zope.org
// Subject: Re: [Zope] Zope install & ./start problem...
//
//
// "Eric L. Walstad" wrote:
// >
// > Hello,
// >
// > I just installed Zope but can't get it to start properly.  Here's the
// > output:
// >
// > [root@frankenstein Zope]# python w_pcgi.py
// >
// > Traceback (innermost last):
// >   File "/usr/local/Zope/z2.py", line 586, in ?
// >     pf = open(PID_FILE, 'w')
// > IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/Zope/var/Z2.pid'
// > [root@frankenstein Zope]#
// >
// > FYI, there is no '/usr/local/Zope/var/Z2.pid' file.
//
// That's because Zope can't write it (that's what the 'w' means).  The
// user you are running Zope as (if you are root, Zope turns itself into
// nobody) does not have permission to write to your var/ directory.
//
// > Q1.  Why is Zope looking for Z2.pid if I installed it WITH PCGI?
//
// The Z2.pid file contains the process id of Zope, it allways writes it
// and has nothing to do with PCGI.
//
// > Q2.  If Zope still needs Z2.pid with PCGI, how do I get the file there?
//
// Zope will put it there if it can write to the var/ directory.
//
// -Michel
//