[cod] Start COD4 Linux Dedicated via Webinterface
[FnG] Lambik
fng.lambik at gmail.com
Sat Dec 19 09:02:01 EST 2009
I think you can add the '-nohomedir' option in the command line
then all the files the CoD4 server will want to create, are within the
'current' folder.
You might also run into Pb wanting to create a .pbsv folder too
@Mathis:
Nice find, that way one can login like with putty and execute the cod4
server with the right user the easy way. (i think)
goodluck Taraman
Lambik
On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Mathis <admin at gunah.eu> wrote:
> question....?
>
> why do u use system()/exec()...
>
> when u can use ssh_exec() ???
> http://php.net/manual/en/book.ssh2.php
>
> greetz gunah
>
> Taraman schrieb:
>
> Hi all,
>
> after the hint from Lambuk - THX!!! - I found the error.
> In the 2> output file it says:
> >> ----- FS_Startup -----
> >> Sys_Error: Unable to create directory "/var/lib/apache2/.callofduty4",
> error is Permission denied(13)
>
> So it is a permission problem after all. But what is the solution?
> Easiest would be to grant write privileges to this directory. But even if
> security is not a problem on this machine I don't want to do it this awful
> way.
> I tried +set fs_homepath and +set fs_basepath but that didn't help.
>
> Is there a way to set $HOME for scripts called by apache/php?
> or is there another +set directive for cod4 that sets the location of the
> .callofduy4 dir?
>
> Taraman
>
> On 13.12.2009 22:37, [FnG] Lambik wrote:
>
> I think what Ollie says a permission problem,
> the webserver run on a certain user, and does that user have the right
> permissions on the CoD4 server files ?
> Do you have SUEXEC on the webserver enabled ?
> btw, add the 2> output to it aswell ;)
>
> system('/home/me/gameserver.sh cod4 start 1> /home/me/gameserver-log
> 2>/home/me/gameerrorlog', $status);
>
> Lambik
>
> On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Ollie Camp <ollie.camp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sounds like its a permission problem...
>>
>> It might be that php is running as either root or nobody (depending on how
>> your apache is setup and php).
>>
>> Try calling the script like this.
>> system('/home/me/gameserver.sh cod4 start > /home/me/gameserver-log',
>> $status);
>>
>> That will dump any terminal input into a text file which you can thn view
>> to see if it chucks any errors out (ie permission problems)
>>
>> Hope that makes sense?
>>
>> I personally have complied php with ssh2 and just get my webscript to
>> login on ssh as the correct user and then start the server into screen.
>> Then when i want it shutdown it logs back in and kills the screen session.
>> Advantage of using screen is that i can logina s the use and check weather
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/12/13 B.M. Schiltmans <b.m.schiltmans at planet.nl>
>>
>> Not sure if it's going to be much use, but here we go.
>>> Script is called rotatecod4 and without arguments it (re)starts cod4.
>>> When supplied with 'stop-only' as argument it ... just stops the server.
>>> I added some extra comment-lines to make it a bit readable. Could have
>>> removed a few lines, but I just wanted to show off ;-)
>>>
>>> #!/bin/sh
>>> # kill the running server, if any
>>> killall cod4_lnxded-bin
>>> # move the logfile for our stats-pages
>>> chmod o+rw /home/games/.callofduty4/mods/lanparty/Server1_mp.log
>>> mv /home/games/.callofduty4/mods/lanparty/Server1_mp.log
>>> /home/games/logfiles/cod4/`date +%d-%m-%y_%T.log`
>>>
>>> if [ ! "$1" = "stop-only" ]; then
>>> # call scripts that allows auto-balancing of teams bases on statistics
>>> for stats-pages (very nice if I may say so ;-) )
>>> /home/games/csscripts/teamgenerator.sh cod4
>>> # change to right directory
>>> cd /home/games/cod4/
>>> # get a random map to start with
>>> cp /home/games/cod4/maplist.txt_org /home/games/cod4/maplist.txt
>>> ls /home/games/cod4/usermaps >> /home/games/cod4/maplist.txt
>>> STARTMAP=`php /home/games/csscripts/shuffle_file.php
>>> /home/games/cod4/maplist.txt /home/games/cod4/maplist.txt`
>>> # start the server
>>> screen -d -m /home/games/cod4/cod4_lnxded-bin +set dedicated 1 +exec
>>> hardcore.cfg +map_rotate +map $STARTMAP +set fs_game mods/lanparty
>>> # start an extra script that auto-switches players in teamspeak based on
>>> the team they are currently in
>>> /home/games/csscripts/rotatetsas.sh
>>> /home/games/.callofduty4/mods/lanparty/Server1_mp.log
>>> fi
>>>
>>>
>>> Grtz
>>> Bram
>>>
>>>
>>> Taraman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Bram,
>>>>
>>>> WOW, I'm impressed. That is one nice piece of work.
>>>>
>>>> As for my problem:
>>>> I use cod4_lnxded as executable, but also tried the -bin already.
>>>> The command line is right now:
>>>> +exec server.cfg +map mp_crash +set dedicated 1
>>>>
>>>> options I also tried:
>>>> +set fs_homepath
>>>> +set fs_basepath
>>>>
>>>> What is your commandline for a LAN-Setup?
>>>>
>>>> For my part I chose direct control because it should stay simple and
>>>> mainly be a backup when I cannot visit myself at one of our meetings (we are
>>>> normally around 8-10 people). So this really is a private use thing.
>>>>
>>>> Taraman
>>>>
>>>> On 11.12.2009 20:11, B.M. Schiltmans wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If the others run fine, I can't really think of anything cod-specific
>>>>> that could go wrong.
>>>>> Which executeable do you see in top cod4_lnxded or cod4_lnxded-bin, and
>>>>> whats you exact command-line?
>>>>>
>>>>> We have a setup quite like yours, perhaps we could share some ideas?
>>>>> To begin with some sharing ;-), take a look here :
>>>>> http://lanparty.cil.nu/
>>>>> Instead of starting the gameservers through a webinterface, we let
>>>>> players vote for which game they want to play, and then a scripts is run to
>>>>> count the votes and start the winning game. Works great ;-)
>>>>> Two main reasons for not having direct control:
>>>>> - security, we run the same thing on lans, but also on our website for
>>>>> evening fun
>>>>> - we only run one gameserver at a time because otherwise people tent to
>>>>> spread out over games more instead of playing together.
>>>>> Af course it all depends on how big your lan-events are.
>>>>>
>>>>> Grtz
>>>>> Bram
>>>>>
>>>>> Taraman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thx for the comments.
>>>>>> First of all: Security is not an issue here, because its a LAN-only
>>>>>> server and at the Site we do our LAN-Parties (me and some Friends) we don't
>>>>>> even have Internet. Yes, there are places like that - honestly ;-)
>>>>>> Nevertheless the gameserver is started as a "normal" user and the
>>>>>> Webserver runs as the same user - NOT as root.
>>>>>> And I wouldn't do it that way on a public machine - to calm your
>>>>>> apprehension.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As for Bram's comment:
>>>>>> Good hint, I definitely have a closer look at that.
>>>>>> But I fear thats not the problem, because of a fact that I forgot in
>>>>>> the description:
>>>>>> I start two other Gameservers (CSS and BF2) via the exact same script
>>>>>> and checked severeal times the calls are really identical.
>>>>>> These two work perfectly.
>>>>>> Only the cod4 server starts very shortly (it just shows up for a
>>>>>> moment in "top" and then disappears again.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thats why I started asking here, bacause it seems to be beacuse of
>>>>>> something thats different on the cod-server.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Taraman
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tyson schrieb:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes please. Including system paths that are typically the same on
>>>>>>> every
>>>>>>> machine running the same OS isn't insecure last I knew.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Setting wrong permissions on the other or running as root is.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So please enlighten us and provide sources.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tyson
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: B.M. Schiltmans [mailto:b.m.schiltmans at planet.nl] Sent:
>>>>>>> Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:12 AM
>>>>>>> To: Call of Duty server admin list.
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [cod] Start COD4 Linux Dedicated via Webinterface
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well if you explain yourself a bit further we might just learn
>>>>>>> something here.
>>>>>>> Humor me, plz...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Marco Padovan wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> that's a very insecure way to start gameservers :/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 3:55 PM, <b.m.schiltmans at planet.nl <mailto:
>>>>>>>> b.m.schiltmans at planet.nl>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sound like a problem with uninitialized (system)variables. When a
>>>>>>>> command is started through php, it doesn't load your profile and
>>>>>>>> therefor things like your path are not set. Try including paths
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> all commands, so /usr/bin/screen instead of just screen.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hope that helps.
>>>>>>>> Grtz
>>>>>>>> Bram
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>>>>>>> Van: Taraman [mailto:Taraman at gmx.de]
>>>>>>>> Verzonden: wo 9-12-2009 13:54
>>>>>>>> Aan: cod at icculus.org <mailto:cod at icculus.org>
>>>>>>>> Onderwerp: [cod] Start COD4 Linux Dedicated via Webinterface
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm just programming a Webinterface for our LAN-server.
>>>>>>>> My problem is, that the cod4 server does not start via the
>>>>>>>> Webinterface.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a Shell-script called gameserver.sh that starts the
>>>>>>>> different
>>>>>>>> servers via "/somedir/gameserver.sh cod4 start"
>>>>>>>> This script works fine when used from a terminal - also if called
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> different directories. The Server itself is then running like a
>>>>>>>> charm.
>>>>>>>> The Script basically changes the directory to the game directory
>>>>>>>> via "cd
>>>>>>>> /home/me/cod4" and then launches the server with Screen -dmS
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In the Webinterface the script is called by PHP with
>>>>>>>> "System('/home/me/gameserver.sh cod4 start', $status);"
>>>>>>>> With this the Script says "Server Started" and the program is
>>>>>>>> launched,
>>>>>>>> but the process dies again immediately.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a hard time debugging the error, because I don't get any
>>>>>>>> error
>>>>>>>> messages. The server does not live long enough to write a log and
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> PHP System command does not give me any useful output (I also
>>>>>>>> tried to
>>>>>>>> start the server directly).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Does anyone have an Idea, what the problem is, or how I can get
>>>>>>>> useful
>>>>>>>> error Information?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Taraman
>>>>>>>>
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