I think the reason they need an admin account is so that they are able to install the software for you. I doubt they are going to let you screw it up, and chances are that they don't have the time or people to support you if you manage to mess something up trying to install. They probably don't even have an installer written for it. I would imagine that once everything is installed, you are able to change the password.
On 5/7/2010 5:55 PM, MeZelf wrote: > "Provide a remote desktop username and password into the machine with admin > privileges." > Now it could be me, but exactly why would I need to provide complete and > unrestricted access for valve to my servers? > One of the principals of securing servers: don't give out your password. > It even says so on Steam chat: "Never tell your password to anyone." > > If I would set one up and have filtering on it, how would you instruct the > client(s) to use that specific server? > From what I read in the past there is no way of making it do that. > > Also with all the requirement demands by valve... exactly what would valve > be giving to us? > Besides a big connection bill and 'a good feeling'?? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jake Eisenman > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 10:43 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Mirrors > > Looking at that... they might get more servers if window wasn't a > requirement. > > @Saint K: Let us know how it goes! > > On 5/7/2010 9:04 AM, Patrick Shelley wrote: > >> Becoming a Steam Content Provider: >> >> https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3326-TDKV-4603 >> >> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Saint K.<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Isn't it a possibility that we host a private content server for anyone >>> > who > >>> chips in a few bucks? I would be more than willing to pay a few to have a >>> private content server to be able to update my servers decently without >>> > the > >>> standard steam update hell. I have all the possibilities to set up a >>> > thing > >>> such as this. Just don't know how this is arranged with VALVe. >>> >>> Saint K. >>> > <SNIP> > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
