Have you tried simply making a 'games' account for your gameserver and placing the server install files under a folder owned by it?
That would be the safest bet. - Andrew -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Brisner Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2006 4:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] steam binary Jason: Its called "steam" its the steam server update utility... Andrew: The CS-server itself works perfectly as root.. its the update utility that doesn work as root.. But i chowned the folders inside /root, to my user. and that way it works.. but i still thinks its sucky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason O. Washburn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:55 AM Subject: RE: [hlds] steam binary > What's the name of the utility? > > Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Brisner > Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 10:33 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
