Ah.... The Entrance To A World Of Pain...

Shockeh

<div class="IPBDescription">Linux for a dummy pt 1 (of several)</div> Hey guys.

Yes, I'm afraid I stupidly decided that for my first dedicated server, not only would I do a dedicated server (which I've never done before anyway) I'd also make it Linux! W00t. So, using Debian, I've got it all installed fine eventually.

My problem occurs in, how to admin it. I've installed adminmod, but using rcon? All these things are 'Here be Dragons' land for me at the moment. I've read the beginners guide, but it assumes basic admin knowledge, which unfortunately I lack.

Incidentally, I'm starting it off as a non-NS server, I intend to make an NS one immediately after getting to grips with vanilla HL.

So, any links, hints, advice, guides, kicks, whatever. Fire away, and thanks in advance for the info.

Regards,

Shockeh.

Shockeh

Update.

Since got the server running, now it's more little niggles, such as.....

1. Testing using dmc (ns is next) but the server still thinks the only maps available are those in the /valve/maps/, instead of dmc/maps/?

Sorry if I'm not supplying the best information, but typing whilst taking calls at work makes life a little harder <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

Vadakill

How are you running the server? Are you typing all of your arguments at the command prompt or are you using a script to configure the basic elements such as game, maxplayers and map?

I wrote a nice <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=10309' target='_blank'>beginners guide</a> to linux at the top of the forums, you may want to check it out. In that guide I assume you know little about linux and try to craft the wording and command lines carefully so that they are easily understood.

Shockeh

Ta Vada.

I checked it out, mostly I'm interested in the Adminmod stuff, which seems to be quite 'vague' (not yours, just Adminmod in general) I've got the server up & running, using a combination of a shell file & server.cfg, so I think I'm most of the way there, just a learning curve I guess <!--emo&::ehhh::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/dontgetit.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='dontgetit.gif'><!--endemo-->

Shockeh

**Didn't want to spam a new thread**

Okay, I've got the server up, I can see it from another machine, but when I join it, it says

"Unknown command"
"9"
repeat until 4 tries, then quit due to failed connection.

Huh?

SuperBOB

What have you broken now Shock <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
So when you join it says that in the console? What does the server say when you try joining?

Sounds like you have something dodgy in your server.cfg?

Btw you have to put your details into the users file under admin-mod for it to detect you. Read the readme! :o

Vadakill

I've never seen that error before. Does the server run without running metamod?

Open the liblist.gam file with vi and change this:

//gamedll_linux "dlls/ns_i386.so"
gamedll_linux "addons/metamod/dlls/metamod_i386.so"

...to this:

gamedll_linux "dlls/ns_i386.so"
//gamedll_linux "addons/metamod/dlls/metamod_i386.so"

...then see if it runs and you can connect. If you can't then something got seriously "munged" and you may need to start from scratch again.