[Zope] installing and running zope problem (r.h. linux 7.2)

[seb bacon]

> >
> > > 2002-03-01T17:20:31 PANIC(300) z2 Startup exception
> > > Traceback (innermost last):
> > >    File /usr/local/zope/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/z2.py, line 688, in ?
> > > IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied:
> > > '/usr/local/zope/Zope-2.5.0-linux2-x86/var/Z2.pid'
> >
> >So, the user 'zope' does not have write access to the var directory and
> >therefore cannot create the Z2.pid file.
> >
> >seb
> 

> the var directory owner is *zope*  and has full access.  am i overlooking 
> something?

what happens when you 'touch var/Z2.pid' as zope?

p.s. I'm going home soon so I may not answer till Monday...