OK, I guess it must be getting cached on my client as mentioned by Alfred and others. I guess I just never caught this functionality before. I have tried it a few more times. It seems to stay cached for around 10 minutes or thereabouts.
Thanks for the help everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coroner [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.tampabay.rr.com/coroner ============================================ Thursday, July 11, 2002, 11:53:25 PM, you wrote: A> or because hl have saved your pw at some point in the past in your setinfo A> buffer and it is now automatically loaded (having config.cfg set to A> read-only will cause this). A> start up hl without the shortcut. Then bring up the console and type A> "setinfo" and see if your password is in there :) A> ----- Original Message ----- A> From: "Coroner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 1:34 PM A> Subject: [hlds_linux] adminpass or users.ini or WTF ?!?!? >> Hello hlds_l gods, >> >> Here's the vitals: >> MetaMod = 1.12.00 >> AdminMod = 25026a >> hlds_l = 46/3.1.1.0/2056 >> HLGuard = 1.01 >> OS = Mandrake 7.2 >> >> OK, I've been running this small DM server for a long time and have >> never had this problem. Using AdminMod I have set myself up in the >> users.ini file and created the adminpass.cfg file on my HL Client PC. >> This has been up and working for about the past 2+ years. >> >> I have a shortcut on my desktop that I always use to join my server. >> Tonight I was goofing around with GameSpy Arcade and I double clicked >> to join my server mistakenly (I meant to click the one directly below >> mine). So I'm like OK, np, I'll just sit here and let it load and it >> will kick me. Well, to my utmost surprise I did not get kicked. The game >> let me right in. I may have forgot to mention this. On the shortcut >> I use to join my own server I have "exec adminpass.cfg" in the command >> line. My adminpass.cfg file is not executed unless I join via this >> shortcut. So joining through GameSpy, or any other means, should kick >> me because I am using a reserved name w/o authenticating first. >> >> Here's the scary part. Not only can I join the game using a reserved >> name, but I can also execute AdminMod commands. All of this w/o >> authenticating myself to the server. >> >> PLEASE, does anyone have any clue as to why this could have suddenly >> begun happening. >> >> AtDhVaAnNkCsE, >> >> Coroner >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://home.tampabay.rr.com/coroner >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, A> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> A> _______________________________________________ A> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: A> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
