Server configs problem - cleaning file

[paxodeus]

I do like you said, and still nothing...

log file:

WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:05:40 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:05:40 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:05:45 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:05:45 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:05:50 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:05:50 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:05:55 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:05:55 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:00 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:00 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:05 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:05 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:10 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:10 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:15 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:15 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:20 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:20 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:25 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:25 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:30 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:30 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:35 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:35 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:40 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:40 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:45 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:45 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:50 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:50 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:55 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:06:55 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:00 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:00 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:05 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:05 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:10 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:10 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:15 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:15 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:20 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:20 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:25 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:25 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:30 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:30 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:35 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory
WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:35 UTC 2012] Server died, waiting to restart...

[Overlord]

WATCHDOG (22469): [Sun Apr 22 13:07:20 UTC 2012] Starting server (port 2302)...
./arma2oaserver: line 110: /root/server/: is a directory

You still use your root account to run server?
If you followed my suggestion, you should run it from /home/arma2
and edit your start-script as this

ARMA_DIR=/home/arma2
CONFIG=server.cfg
PORT=2302
PIDFILE=${ARMA_DIR}/${PORT}.pid
RUNFILE=${ARMA_DIR}/${PORT}.run
LOGFILE=${ARMA_DIR}/log.${PORT}.txt
SERVER=${ARMA_DIR}/
OTHERPARAMS=-cpucount=2
#================================================= ======================

[paxodeus]

What if i cant use other account than root? And i MUST run it at root now? Its cannot be executed on root? Its impossible.

[mattchicago]

since you are running it in root, create a directory in /opt/ i would suggest creating a directory called arma2 then upload the files and directories from the server arma2 stuff to that folder, then you can do the following once everything is uploaded and so fourth you need to chmod -R 0777 arma2 from the opt directory so all files and directories in the arma2 folder are read and write, then you need to open the 3 ports that arma2 uses in your iptables for connections.

then you can do the following to start you're server login as root like you normally do then go to cd /opt/arma2 then once you are in that directory do a screen so type in screen so it opens a new screen, then you type in

./server -config=yourconfigfile.cfg -cfg=arma2oa.cfg -cpuCount=whatevercpu count then that will start you're server (using root access) then you hold CNTL and hit D then A to un-attach the screen to go back to you're normal shell screen then you can check on your server by typing in screen -r and see what screen # it gave you then to go to that you type in screen -r # (# = whatever number)

[paxodeus]

Cannot include file /home/arma2/config/arma2oa.cfg


Still have this problem.

[mattchicago]

you do not seem to understand it would not go under /home/arma2/config/arma2oa.cfg open up your shell console under root access using putty, type in the following cd /opt then you will be in the opt directory then type in mkdir arma2 that will make the arma2 directory then upload your arma2 files and folders to that directory you just created. once you are done uploading all files to that directory then you can do what i told you above.

Or : you can pay me to do it for you :P its pretty simple i pretty much gave you the dumb'd down version on how to do it, not very technical at all..

[paxodeus]

Great, on centos i run this server without problem in home/arma2 on debian i must use /opt ....make no sense.

Anyway

root@pax:~# cd opt
-bash: cd: opt: No such file or directory

So i have to make one?

[mattchicago]

well i dont know about debian i know about centos that is what i run....that is how i set mines up.

[Overlord]

/opt is located in disk root/top folder. cd .. several times to go there, then cd opt.
As you might have seen, the difference between mattchicago an my suggestion is where to put arma2 dir. When you have chosen one, you have to correct all references/paths to fit your setup.

About linux root account; it's basically a super-user/administrator account, and should be used only for that. All other use/work should be done under normal accounts. That's for security reasons of course.