[Zope] Authorization Question

[Dieter Maurer]

Terry Babbey writes:
 > I have been unable to figure out how to let only certain people access
 > a method. I have a method setup for people to modify our online
 > phonebook but I want to restrict access to this method for obvious
 > reasons. Any ideas how to accomplish this?
You already looked at the Zope "UserManagement" documententation?
E.g. in the upcoming Zope book?


 > I am also wondering if anyone has been able to tie authentication into
 > a unix passwd file?
There are lots of UserManagement products around.
Maybe, this is covered. Search "zope.org".
A "PAM" based user management product might do what you have in
mind.



Dieter