[Zope] Warning: Extreme Newbie Tutorial Question

[Jeff Miller]

As another extreme newbie, I don't think that's it. I did exactly the
same thing (running the tutorial in the superuser account) without any
trouble at all over the weekend.

I'm running on Win98, BTW.

JDM

Timothy Wilson wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Robb Allen wrote:
> 
> > I've installed Zope on my Win2K Advanced Server over the weekend to test it
> > out. I want to do the tutorial, but every time I try it tells me the
> > tutorial isn't installed. So I followed the directions by going to
> > http://www:8080/manager and logging in as the only user there is, me. I then
> > add from the list Zope Tutorial. I give it an ID of "Zope Tutorial" and it
> > brings me to a button that says launch. I click it, and I still get the same
> > error. I reeeeealy want to learn this and play with the tutorial, but I must
> > be doing something wrong.
> 
> Hi Robb,
> 
> I suspect that problem is that you're trying to install the tutorial as the
> emergency user (the one that was created automatically when you installed
> Zope). As a security precaution, the superuser isn't allowed to
> "own" anything. Your first step on a new Zope should be to make a new user
> and make that user a "Manager." Then use that user to install the
> tutorial. Good luck.