download xml of various settings of plone from zmi April 1, 2009

in zmi of plone click on portal_setup
click on export tab
click on export selected steps button and save in local
done
u can now use these xmls where u need them

install python 2.4.3 in ubuntu 8.10 March 15, 2009

I have got error at first when i tried to install python 2.4.3 in ubuntu 8.10

error is something like this:

/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./LICENSE /usr/local/lib/python2.4/LICENSE.txt
PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.4   \
./python -Wi -tt /usr/local/lib/python2.4/compileall.py \
-d /usr/local/lib/python2.4 -f \
-x ‘badsyntax|site-packages’ /usr/local/lib/python2.4
*** buffer overflow detected ***: ./python terminated
then i searched the net for solution i got this

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-defaults/+bug/286334

and the solution isgo inside the python 2.4.3 directory

$ ./configure CC=gcc-4.2 # works
$ ./configure OPT=”-g -O0″ # works

then

$ make

$sudo make install

then the python 2.4.3 will be installed

I need that version of python to run the bootstrap.py of plone svn

now I am happy that the buildout is running ..

Thanks

If you forget password of ZMI (zope management interface) … dont panic November 29, 2008

here is a way to create a new user of zope

open terminal … go to zope instance directory.. (cd parts/instance in my case)

then type

bin/zopectl adduser user1 password1

then a user will be created with username user1 and password passord1

you can login with this

Pack ZODB with repozo.py October 25, 2008

Hi I have created a script which will pack zodb. here is the code:

#pack zodb with repozo.py

### CONFIGURATION START ##########
ZOPE_HOME=/home/tareq/Plone-3.1/zeocluster/parts/zope2 # this is the zope home find your zope home #from zmi control panel
PYTHONPATH=$ZOPE_HOME/lib/python # this is the python path that the zope is using
PATH_TO_REPOZOPY=/home/tareq/Plone-3.1/zeocluster/bin/repozo.py # find the repozo.py to find in #terminal type: locate repozo.py
BACKUP_DIRECTORY=/home/tareq/plone/Learning # where you want to keep the backup of data.fs file
PATH_TO_DATAFS_FILE=/home/tareq/Plone-3.1/zeocluster/var/filestorage/Data.fs #this is the path of zodb #database Data.fs

################### N-O N-E-E-D T-O E-D-I-T A-F-T-E-R T-H-I-S L-I-N-E ##############################
export PYTHONPATH #this is needed to be done else repozo.py cant find path

COMMAND_DB_BACKUP=”$PATH_TO_REPOZOPY -BvQ -r $BACKUP_DIRECTORY -f $PATH_TO_DATAFS_FILE” # creating the command here
`${COMMAND_DB_BACKUP}` # this line executes the command

### HOW TO RUN THIS COMMAND ##########

#1. Open Terminal type sh packzodb.sh
#see files created in the BACKUP_DIRECTORY
# Simple