If possible try just making a new account that houses the program and only give owner read/write to the directory?
I think its segfaulting on purpose to prevent anyone running the server as root. - Andrew -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Brisner Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2006 3:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] steam binary It requires that due to the main files are to be stored in the /root directory, and so that normal users cant add warservers,public servers, and stop/start servers =) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Armstrong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:25 AM Subject: RE: [hlds] steam binary > Why does it require that? Perhaps it's a bit dodgy :) > > - Andrew > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Brisner > Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2006 3:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds] steam binary > > I know.. But you see, the admin tool i have requires to be run as root =) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason O. Washburn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:44 AM > Subject: RE: [hlds] steam binary > > >>I second that Andreas. >> >> Jason >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graham M. >> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 8:57 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [hlds] steam binary >> >> >> Andreas Brisner wrote: >> >>>This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >>>-- >>>[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >>>I am trying to run the steam binary as root, >>>but i get this: >>>"Checking bootstrapper version ... >>>Segmentation fault" >>> >>>Does anyone know what could be wrong? >>>I know this isnt probably the right mailinglist, >>>but i hope someone knows >>> >>>\\ Andreas >>>-- >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> >>> >> This is the Windows Mailing list, you need to join the Linux one, but >> seriously, I wouldn't recommend running HLDSUpdateTool, Steam or HLDS or >> SRCDS themselves as root as this can cause serious problems and security >> issues! >> >> Graham >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
