[Zope] Fw: Help with Xron

[Loren Stafford]

----- Original Message -----
From: "PAULICKA,CHRISTOPHER (HP-PaloAlto,ex1)" <christopher_paulicka@hp.com>
To: "Loren Stafford" <lstaffor@dynalogic.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 10:19 AM
Subject: RE: Help with Xron


> Loren,
>
> Thanks for your help.  It was the permissions issue.  I changed the
> permissions for the scheduler to Manager, and now it works perfectly.
(I'll
> probably make a new permissions category for Mailhost access.)
>
> Thanks so much, you do good work!
>
> Christopher Paulicka
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Loren Stafford [mailto:lstaffor@dynalogic.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 6:27 PM
> To: Christopher Paulicka
> Cc: zope@zope.org
> Subject: Re: Help with Xron
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Paulicka" <christopher_paulicka@hp.com>
> To: "'Loren Stafford'" <lstaffor@dynalogic.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 12:19 PM
> Subject: RE: Help with Xron
>
>
> > Loren,
> >
> > >Look inside the Schedule catalog. It's index_html method lists the
> entries
> > >in the schedule. Is yours there?
>
> What did you see when you looked inside the catalog?
>
> >> If not, go and edit the method. You don't
> > >have to change it, if it's all set correctly, just pretend you made a
> > change
> > >and click the Update button (or whatever it's called). That action will
> > >reschedule the method. Then look in the Schedule again to be sure it's
> > >there.
> >
> > I did that numerous times.  It doesn't seem to make a difference.  I can
> > even rewrite the event, make a simpler event, all of that.  When I
trigger
> > or view, it works.  But the program never runs during the day, never
> > automatically triggers like a good scheduler should.
> >
> > >Once you got STUPID_LOG working, what shows in the log? If the
Dispatcher
> > >tried to fire your method, there will be an entry in the log. Any
errors
> > >will also be noted.
> >
> > The STUPID_LOG points to a file which wasn't there.  I had assumed it
> would
> > create it if it didn't exist.
> >
> > Since then, I put a blank log file by the name ("zopeapp.log") into the
> > directory, just in case, but that hasn't been written to yet.
>
> If STUPID_LOG_FILE is working, Zope will write its startup messages to it,
> independently of Xron. So, from what you said, I guess you don't have it
> working yet. You can't do much debugging without either STUPID_LOG_FILE or
> running in terminal debug mode. I'd suggest you get the log working first.
> If you can't get it working with a STUPID_LOG_FILE environment entry, try
> the Frozen Logger product.
>
> What version of Zope? What OS?
>
> > >To send email, your Xron Scheduled Method needs permission to use
> Mailhost.
> > >An Xron Scheduled Method by default has the permissions of "Anonymous
> > User".
> > >You may have to give the method a proxy role that has permissions to
use
> > >Mailhost.
> >
> > I know the mail works, because when I view or trigger my Xron method, it
> > sends out the mailing list.  The problem is not with the e-mail, but
with
> > the Scheduler never seeming to send the darn thing.
>
> But when you view or trigger it you have Manager permissions. That's
> different from the Dispatcher environment which has the permissions of
> Anonymous User.
>
> -- Loren
>
>