How to access the Zope system through the Medusa Monitor Client

Created by . Last modified on 2003/08/05.

The medusa monitor client

The medusa monitor client resides in the $zope_dir/zserver/medusa/monitor_client.py

Through the monitor client, you can log in to the Zope system and access all objects in a shell like way. (By the way, I recommend you check out ZopeShell. Way cool, but works poorly on windows).

How to access

python ZServer/medusa/monitor_client_win32.py localhost 8099

or

python ZServer/medusa/monitor_client.py localhost 8099

Passwords

If Zope would not authorise the connection, it is probably because the default Zope installations stores the superuser password SHA encrypted. (Since version 2.1 I think).

You have two choices:

• Change the access file to plain text password
• Apply a patch to monitor_client_win32.py.

  Unfortunately, I don't have the file handy but if you desperately need it, email me [email protected].