Commit f993a190 authored by Ken Manheimer's avatar Ken Manheimer

Brought some stale facts up to date.

parent de625012
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out of requests passed to cgi programs. If you keep getting password
prompts that never accept your password, this means that your web
server is not properly configured to pass authentication info on to
Zope. See the file WEBVSERVER.txt for information on correctly
Zope. See the doc/WEBVSERVER.txt file for information on correctly
configuring your web server to pass authentication information.
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PCGI resource file, or a problem with your Zope installation
such as incorrect permissions on certain directories.
You should always run the install script (as root!!) to ensure
that a correct PCGI resource file is generated. If you have changed
You should always run the install script to ensure that a
correct PCGI resource file is generated. If you have changed
this file by hand, ensure that all of the pathnames in the file
are valid and that there are no typos.
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can reduce startup time.
5. I have Zope with the Oracle Database adapter installed, and cant
5. I have Zope with the Oracle Database adapter installed, and can't
get it running. Why?
If you have Oracle installed, you need to ensure that the
......@@ -97,39 +97,29 @@ Zope Installation Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I find the application server in my process listing?
Under Unix, the Zope application will be running as a
process entry starting with 'pricipia-p'. The process ID is
recorded in 'var/Main.pid'.
Whether running Zope with ZServer (yay) or straight PCGI (not
so yay), there will be a .pid file in var with the pid of the
process. For ZServer, the pid file is named 'z2.pid' (and it
contains two pids). For PCGI, the file will be 'pcgi.pid'.
2. If I have more than one Zope process running on the same
machine, how do I tell them apart in "ps" listings?
Currently, all running Zope processes will show up in ps
listings as something like "principia -p". The actual
Zope executable is in the bin subdirectory of your
installation. You can rename the executable to something more
useful in ps listings if you wish. YOU MUST, however edit your
PCGI resource file to ensure that the SOFTWARE_EXE line points
to the new name of your executable.
When running under ZServer, the Zope processes will show up in
the listings with 'z2.py'. (You may need to do a long listing
to see it.) PCGI mastered zopes will have 'pcgi-wrapper'.
3. What files are used by the object database?
The state of the application is stored in files in the 'var'
subdirectory inside the installation. There are several files
that are used:
o Data.bbb -- Primary database file
o Data.bbb.index -- File created on shutdown to speed startup
for large databases
subdirectory inside the installation. There is currently one
file:
o Data.trans -- Used to store information in unsaved sessions
and unapproved work in draft folders
o Data.fs -- Primary database file
o Data.trans.index -- File created on shutdown to speed
startup for large transaction databases
Data.fs replaces the database file of prior versions,
Data.bbb. To convert an existing Data.bbb file to the new
format, see doc/ZODB.txt.
Other files in the 'var' directory are associated with each
process and are only temporary.
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It is best to shutdown the process using the Shutdown button in
the Control Panel. Alternatively, the URL:
'Control_Panel/manage_shutdown'
'Control_Panel/manage_shutdown'
will, with a suitable username and password, shutdown the
application. If you need a non-interactive way to shutdown your
application, e.g. from a script, then write a program that sends
......@@ -147,8 +139,9 @@ Zope Installation Frequently Asked Questions
password.
If you must, you can shutdown the application by killing it.
This can have negative side effects and is not supported.
The respective var/*.pid file will have the pids - for ZServer
(yay) it's var/z2.pid, for pcgi (not so yay), it's
var/pcgi.pid.
General
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