[Zope] system calls

Dieter Maurer dieter@handshake.de
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 21:34:14 +0100 (CET)


Arenz, Ralph writes:
 > i' am using external methods in zope and in this external methods (python
 > module(s))
 > i try to do a system call via the module os.
 > ....
 > Is there a way to grant a permission to Zope (External Method Product) to
 > allow system calls ??
As you already heard, you are not restricted by Zope security
in ExternalMethods.

Did you start Zope as "root"?
In this case, it will switch to the user specified at installation
immediately after it had bound the ports.
If you did not specify anything, it will switch to the user
"nobody". Maybe, the user switched to does not have permissions
to access the external files.



Dieter