[Zope] IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied (Zope 2.7.3)

[Andreas Jung]

--On Sonntag, 9. Januar 2005 23:52 Uhr +0000 Magnus Lawrie 
<m.lawrie at gmx.net> wrote:

> I installed python 2.3.4 and then zope 2.7.3 from source and ran
> mkzopeinstance.py, but am experiencing a problem with privileges. I
> gather that I have to change some, but I do not know exactly how to do
> that. I have looked at
>
> http://www.plope.com/Books/2_7Edition/InstallingZope.stx
>
> And this post:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/zope/users/177930
>
> ...but am no clearer.
>
> Runzope results in:
>
> IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied:
> '/home/mdl/zope-instance/var/Data.fs.lock '
>

This usually happens if you install or run Zope as root which is not 
recommended (and documented
in various places).

-aj