[bf1942] server fail?

[DLinkOZ]

That's how I do mine, but being an init script started by root, you'll want
to su it to a nonpriviledged user.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Aubrey King" <aking at gblx.net>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: [bf1942] server fail?


>
> can one have a 'daemon' or initscript that launches screen and then runs a
> command in it?  ie. 'screen -S /usr/local/bf1942_srv'?  I know that's how
> I start pin eup.  Wonder if that will background.  I'll worry about those
> hurdles once the server works on my box. ;)
>
> Aubrey King
> Global Crossing, Ltd.
> IP Systems Engineering
> Systems Administrator
>
> On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Brad Davidson wrote:
>
> > Aubrey King said:
> > >
> > > Rather than screen, I may write an initscript for it to run at boot.
I
> > > should make an rpm! :)
> >
> > The only problem that I see with that is that unlike most daemons that
you
> > start on boot, the BF server doesn't fork off to the background, it
> > expects to stay in foreground. That and the fact that it restarts itself
> > every time the map changes... that's why people use screen, so that they
> > can detach and leave it running.
> >
> > > Well.. I followed the advice here, but it did
> > > not solve my problem.
> >
> > >From the messages you posted, it looks like it's loaded the map and is
> > waiting for players. Have you tried connecting directly to the server by
> > specifying the IP, as opposed to looking for it in the game list? What
> > happens when you do?
> >
> >
> >
>
>