Re: [Zope3-Users] at sea with basic setup
On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 09:25:45AM -0800, Tim Cook wrote: On Fri, 2005-11-04 at 19:32 -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: I'd like to create some users, set authentication methods, and so on. After a lot of fooling around with the GUI and looking at various docs, I conclude I have no idea what's going on. ... I'd appreciate some pointers. Best tip is to read this: http://www.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ComponentArchitecture/FrontPage/Zope3Book I looked at it, but the info on setup is limited. It tells how to install zope, but not really how to setup the instance, especially through the interface. E.g., p. 92 says it assumes you have created principal.zcml, but I don't really see anything about what should go in it. Further, the security framework appears to have been overhauled since the book was written (probably not in a way that affects what's in the book). I've found statements about the different components of the security framework, a reference to a default security policy, and info about how to code security. There's even info on how to write new types of authenticators. What I haven't found is info on the format of the principals file (though what's there provides lots of clues), how or if different credentials and authentication methods can be set via the ZMI, whether I need to create a site management folder, what to do with the options on the site management tab, whether I need to create user folders... Somewhere, maybe the Zope3 Dev Handbook, I saw a statement that user names needed a period. I'm not sure if that's true, since it's not mentioned elsewhere and my admin user doesn't have a period in the name and I can login as admin. Basically, I'm looking for a site administrator's guide or equivalent information. Then go out and buy a hard copy. Cheers, ___ Zope3-users mailing list Zope3-users@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope3-users
[Zope3-Users] at sea with basic setup
I'd like to create some users, set authentication methods, and so on. After a lot of fooling around with the GUI and looking at various docs, I conclude I have no idea what's going on. To complicate matters, there were some issue with my installation on Debian (using the package in testing) so that some of the products aren't available. I wonder if any of them are key to getting things going. Do I need to create something like a Zope 2 user folder? Are all users defined in the principals file on disk? I tried installing a Site Manager object. The Site Management screen shows a lot of entries (e.g., Authenticator Plugin) that say there are no entries available yet. I installed some objects that seemed related, gave them names, and tried to hook them up with this screen. The only thing that seems to have worked is the unique id tool. I'd appreciate some pointers. Thanks ___ Zope3-users mailing list Zope3-users@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope3-users
[Zope3-Users] documentation on Field types
Where should I look for documentation on Field types? By this, I mean a current, exhaustive list of allowed Field types and their arguments. I suspect when I go to the API documentation and enter zope.schema I'm getting the values, with some translation. But since those entries are in terms of interfaces and not the actual names to use (e.g., IText, not Text), I'd like to know more about how they relate. The Programming with Zope 3 Tutorial and Richter's Developer's Handbook both discuss and list various options, but they have several limitations: * they aren't current * they aren't exhaustive * they aren't in the online help system. I'm looking for something that meets those requirements. The online book, in the entry Interfaces and Schemas | Schema Fields, begins This document highlights unusual and subtle aspects of various fields and field classes, and is not intended to be a general introduction to schema fields. Please see README.txt for a more general introduction. I suggest changing this two ways. First, the Schema Fields section should appear after Schemas. Second, the reference should be changed from README.txt (which is non-unique and wasn't even present in my Debian distro) to Schemas. Schemas appears to be the same as the README.txt that I eventually found in the source tree. As far as I can tell, no section of the Book in the online help has anything near a complete discussion of the allowed field types. ___ Zope3-users mailing list Zope3-users@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope3-users
