[cod] udpb-cod admin bot. Some advice?

Tue May 11 15:03:04 EDT 2004

no, you don't hafta put g_gametype tdm - in fact, i'm not sure the word is
g_gametype.  according to this post at IWNation
(http://www.iwnation.com/Forums/index.php?showtopic=6505&st=0&#entry56519),
the syntax for setting sv_mapRotation is
set sv_mapRotation "gametype tdm map mp_carentan map mp_dawnville map
mp_yourmom et cetera"
if you want your server to be all tdm.

you could avoid setting write permissions to /opt by doing what i said a few
minutes ago in my previous email: use another user, not root.  However, if
you want to set write permissions to opt for all users other than root
(which may be a bad idea; my lack of experience with linux renders me
unknowledgeable as to the purpose and contents of /opt), do the following
command as root:

chmod o+w /opt

you can also check out the tutorial for chmod at
http://catcode.com/teachmod/.  As you probably noticed, you don't hafta use
the numbers for chmod - thats just one way of using chmod.  the tutorial
link i showed you will teach you how to use the letters.  google it for more
details.  there are many tutorials that include chmod :)

-Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Vye Wilson [mailto:gentoolover at cox.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 2:38 PM
To: cod at icculus.org
Subject: Re: [cod] udpb-cod admin bot. Some advice?

Well the I deleted /opt/cod/udpb-cod.log and tried it again but got the
same error. How can I add write permissions in /opt? I think I would
chmod it but I wouldn't know what #
Also this is my old map_rotation part of the cod config and I was
wondering if I did it right. Do you haft to put g_gametype tdm infront
of every map?
***part of my config***
seta sv_maprotation "g_gametype tdm mp_center g_gametype tdm
Combat_stadium_tdm g_gametype tdm CHK_Smallville_final g_gametype tdm
map mp_bocage g_gametype tdm map mp_brecourt g_gametype tdm map
mp_carentan g_gametype tdm map mp_chateau g_gametype tdm map
mp_dawnville g_gametype tdm map mp_depot g_gametype tdm map mp_harbor
g_gametype tdm map mp_hurtgen g_gametype tdm map mp_neuville g_gametype
tdm map mp_pavlov g_gametype tdm map mp_powcamp g_gametype tdm map
mp_railyard g_gametype tdm map mp_rocket g_gametype tdm map mp_ship
g_gametype tdm map mp_stalingrad "

Maverick wrote:

> Looks like a permissions problem.  The bot can't write to the log you
> pointed it to (bot_logfile=/opt/cod/udpb-cod.log ) for it's own log.
> Either you don't have write permission in /opt or /opt/cod or there's
> already a udpb-cod.log and you don't have write permission on it, or
> it's in use by someone else.
>
> Maverick
>
> Vye Wilson wrote:
>
>> I have been working on getting the udpb-cod admin bot working and I'm
>> having a bit of trouble. I got to the part where I test my
>> configuration and I got this:
>> [code]
>> root at Naruto udpb-cod # ./testpackage.py -v
>> TEST PACKAGE FOR UDPB-COD VERSION 1.1.1
>> (run with -v for more verbose output)
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Parse config and verify that the bot can write to the specified
>> logfile ... FAIL
>> Config file 'udpb-cod.cfg' exists and is readable ... ok
>> Parse config and verify that game's logfile is readable ... ok
>> Parse config for rcon information and attempt to connect to CoD
>> server ... ok
>>
>> ======================================================================
>> FAIL: Parse config and verify that the bot can write to the specified
>> logfile
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>  File "./testpackage.py", line 44, in test_botlogfile
>>    self.assert_(os.access(botlogfile, os.W_OK), "'%s' exists, but can
>> not be writen to by the current user. Please make sure the bot has
>> permission to write to this file." % botlogfile)
>>  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/unittest.py", line 278, in failUnless
>>    if not expr: raise self.failureException, msg
>> AssertionError: '/opt/cod/udpb-cod.log' exists, but can not be writen
>> to by the current user. Please make sure the bot has permission to
>> write to this file.
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Ran 4 tests in 0.009s
>>
>> FAILED (failures=1)
>> [/code]
>> I don't really understand why this is happening since I'm running
>> everything as root (is that wise?)
>> Here is my configuration file so you can give me some advice on why
>> this is happening that would be nice:
>>
>> [game_server]
>> ; ip -- the address that the call of duty server is listening on
>> ; port -- the port that the call of duty server is listening on
>> ; rcon_password -- the rcon password to perform remote operations on
>> the CoD server
>> ; main_dir -- absolute path to the main folder of call of duty (the
>> folder is actually called "main")
>> ;ip=68.7.245.143
>> ip=192.168.7.103
>> port=28960
>> rcon_password=*********
>> main_dir=/root/.callofduty/main
>>
>>
>> [log_files]
>> ; **NOTE** These paths should be absolute (start with a / on linux)
>> ; game_logfile -- location of CoD's log (usually in the user who runs
>> the server's home dir)
>> ; bot_logfile -- where you want the bot to keep its own logfile
>> ; log_level -- this can be 10,20,30,40, or 50. 10 will log the most,
>> ;               50 will only log critical errors. Do not set lower
>> than 20
>> ;               unless you need to debug
>> game_logfile=/root/.callofduty/main/games_mp.log
>> bot_logfile=/opt/cod/udpb-cod.log
>> log_level=20
>>
>>
>> [files]
>> ; **NOTE** These paths can be absolute or relative to the bot's
>> directory
>> ; banfile -- file to store ban information in (in udpb's directory)
>> ; regfile -- file to store server regulars (for auto-kick protection)
>> ; adminfile -- file to store admin information in (in udpb's directory)
>> ; eightballfile -- file to store eightball responses
>> ; current_players_file -- this is an XML file listing all current
>> players (enable_xml_summary must be set to 1 to turn this on)
>> banfile=bans.cfg
>> regfile=regulars.cfg
>> adminfile=admins.cfg
>> eightballfile=eight_ball.cfg
>> current_players_file=/web/udpviper.com/current_players.xml
>>
>>
>> [email]
>> ; the email notification system will email admins if the bot crashes
>> for any reason. The bot does try to autostart, so you should
>> ; only take notice of these emails if you start to get several of them.
>> ; enable -- 0 turns email notification off, 1 turns it on
>> ; from_address -- this is the address that email from the bot will be
>> sent from (it doesn't need to be a configured address)
>> ; to_addresses -- this is a space separated list of email addresses
>> to send notifications to. You can have 1 address or several.
>> ; smtp_server -- this is the SMTP server's hostname to send email thru
>> ; smtp_port -- port of the above SMTP server
>> enable = 1
>> from_address = clanau at cox.net
>> to_addresses = gentoolover at penguinmail.com
>> smtp_server = smtp.west.cox.net
>> smtp_port = 25
>>
>>
>> [levels]
>> level0 = Drone
>> level1 = Reglevel2 = Guard
>> level3 = Admin
>> level4 = Uber Admin
>> level5 = Lord Protector
>>
>> [options]
>> ; eight_ball_admin_level -- if a user is at or above this level they
>> will get the special admin 8ball responses
>> ; team_damage_limit -- after this much damage is done to a teammate,
>> the player is kicked
>> ; ping_limit -- kick players who ping higher than this limit (set to
>> 0 to disable)
>> ; * WARNING * Setting this value below 600 is not advised.
>> ; zero_tolerance_time -- the ammount of time after a round starts
>> that kicks people for *any* team damage
>> ; protected_level -- the level of admin, where they can't be autokicked
>> ; kick_unnamed -- kick all players called "Unknown Soldier". Set to 0
>> to disable.
>> ; autokick_bantime -- number of minutes people who are autokicked
>> will be tempbanned for (set to 0 to disable)
>> ; vigilatnte_delay -- number of seconds after a TK, that an admin can
>> TK-Kick a player.
>> ; team_damage_expire_time -- number of minutes until team damage
>> points expire
>> ; enable_xml_summary -- 0 is off, 1 is on. When enabled this will
>> write the current player data to an XML file periodically
>> ; use_udpbstats --DEPRICATED--his setting is no longer used...
>> eight_ball_admin_level=3
>> team_damage_limit=200
>> ping_limit=600
>> zero_tolerance_time=0
>> protected_level = 2
>> kick_unnamed = 0
>> autokick_bantime = 2
>> vigilante_delay = 45
>> team_damage_expire_time = 10
>> enable_xml_summary=1
>> use_udpbstats=1
>>
>>
>> [announcements]
>> ; announce_delay -- the time in seconds to wait between displaying
>> announcements. (set to 0 to disable)
>> ; message1-n -- you may have any number of messages in this section,
>> they will be cycled thru in order from top to bottom, regardless of
>> numbering
>> announce_delay=120
>> message1=This server is running ^3UDPB-COD^7 Admin Bot
>> message2=Please visit AssassinsUnited.uphoria.net to assist us in
>> raising funds for the co-location
>> message3=Our Site is currently being reconstructed Please E-Mail at
>> clanau at cox.net for information on joining
>> ;message4=^1PROTIP: ^7type ^1!help^7 in global chat to see available
>> commands
>> ;message5=^1PROTIP: ^7Have you forgiven your teammates lately?
>> ular
>>
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