[Zope] Why does Zope run multiple instances of z2.py by default?

[Tim Edwards]

Hi,

I was just wondering why Zope runs multiple threads of z2.py by default? For
example in my ps listing I have:

zope     18183     1  0 10:25 ?        00:00:00 /home/zope/Zope/bin/python
/home/zope/Zope/z2.py -u zope -f - p -
zope     18184 18183  0 10:25 ?        00:00:10 /home/zope/Zope/bin/python
/home/zope/Zope/z2.py -u zope -f - p -

However one of my colleagues only has a single zope instance appear in his
ps listing on his machine. His zope installation still runs fine. We are
running Zope on Red Hat Linux 9. Does something like this make a difference?

Thanks

Tim Edwards

Trainee Analyst Programmer
Henry Walker Eltin
Phone: 02 9887 6327
Fax: 02 9887 2412
Email: tim.edwards at hwe.com.au