[mohaa] Small problem

[Chris Nims]

Eric,

You should be able to just change the HOME environment variable before 
you start the server.

export HOME=/tmp; ./mohaa_lnxded +set net_ip my.eye.pee +set net_port 
12203 +set dedicated 1 +exec map.cfg

Then ~/.mohaa will be /tmp/.mohaa

-Chris

Eric Koldeweij wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I got the Linux MOHAA server up and running without problems. It is 
> reachable, is announces and all. Perfect :)
>
> Until I installed it on my game server.... For security reasons I run 
> all my game servers under the user id "game". This user has no 
> password assigned and (in this case important) has no home directory set.
> When I run the linux server under that user it refuses to start at 
> all. The log:
>
> =============== snipsnipsnip ==============
> bash-2.05$ ./mohaa_lnxded +set net_ip my.eye.pee +set net_port 12203 
> +set dedicated 1 +exec map.cfg
>
>
>
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> Warning: This is a beta version of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.
> Please report any bugs at: https://bugzilla.icculus.org/
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
> ***************************************************************************
>
>
>
> --- Common Initialization ---
> Medal of Honor Allied Assault 1.11 linux-i386 Jul 15 2002
> ----- FS_Startup -----
> Error: Unable to create directory "-/.mohaa", error is Permission 
> denied(13)
> =============== snipsnipsnip ==============
>
> It tries to create a $HOME/.mohaa directory and it refuses to start 
> without it. When a writable(!) home directory is assigned it does work 
> without problem of course.
> Want me to file an official bug report? ;)
>
> Greetings,
> Eric.
>