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

Tue May 11 16:36:31 EDT 2004

Ok chmo 0+w /opt worked thank you very much and thanks to however told 
me I didn't need gametype before every map I have a decent server going 
now. Props to all you guys.

Orr, Roland Cadet wrote:

>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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