[Zope] Is My Installation Flawed?

[Ben Ocean]

Hi;
I wrote the list earlier concerning this problem and didn't get an answer. 
That usually means it's a BIG problem and unique to my install and that 
nobody has any idea what to do without being on the system. I hope like 
heck it's not that bad. Here's the problem: For some reason I don't appear 
able to create user-defined roles at all! With regard to local roles, I'm 
able to create them, but they don't appear to have any effect. For example, 
if I create a local role for pnl as manager then change the *access content 
information* from the acquired setting to just manager and owner (as 
opposed to anonymous), then try to access the page, I discover that only 
user webmaster, the owner, is able to access the page. Nor can I change 
ownership! How should I begin trouble-shooting this?
TIA,
BenO