[bf1942] Multiple game servers on one host

[ScratchMonkey]

--On Wednesday, December 11, 2002 05:54:47 PM +0000 Killing 
<killing at barrysworld.com> wrote:

> The home directory thing used in t2 is not used by most people as it
> can lead to confusion of where the configs are located much better
> IMO to just specify +config on the command line.

"Not used by most people"? On what do you base that conclusion? I've found 
the system both intuitive and quite useful. Most Linux old-timers know that 
apps keep their settings in ~/.vendor/appname, and running each game server 
in its own mortal's sandbox is quite natural to any server admin.

(Win2k and XP, when used on NTFS, also enforce this model, replacing 
"/home/username" with "/Documents and Settings/username/Application Data". 
Applications writing to "/Program Files" is a strict no-no on a server.)

As long as the location of all customizations can be specified on the 
command line or in a config file specified on the command line, then the 
homedir system need not be used. As long as I can simultaneously run 
multiple versions of a server (so I can test a new version or a new beta 
alongside my regular server), each with different customizations, I'm 
happy. I'll still be running each as a separate mortal to protect them from 
each other. (On a server, paranoia is a Good Thing.)