WOW !!! that is cool. Thanks Alfred. Later,
Coroner [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.tampabay.rr.com/coroner ============================================ Friday, July 12, 2002, 12:09:33 AM, you wrote: A> nah, this is Admin Mod being super smart :) (and getting around a problem A> caused by cstrike). A> The problem is that some maps in cstrike take so long to change people A> actually get dropped then automatically reconnect (this is invisible to the A> user). Now, the original Admin Mod would have kicked the user on reconnect A> because they didn't enter the correct password. This was causing heartache A> becuase people were being kicked on "map change" and getting grumpy about A> it. A> To overcome the problem admin mod caches the connecting ip address,wonid and A> a couple other values. If someone with a match to those values reconnects A> within a certain timeout (I think its about 2 minutes) then they gain their A> previous privilleges. A> nifty eh? A> ----- Original Message ----- A> From: "Coroner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A> To: "Coroner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 1:52 PM A> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] adminpass or users.ini or WTF ?!?!? >> OK, Well this is wierd..... >> >> Now, all of a sudden, I do get kicked when I try to enter w/o >> authenticating to the server. Of course that's great, but why is it >> working now... >> >> Another experiment: >> >> I go ahead and join, authenticate, and everything is great. Works >> like a charm. >> >> Now I drop and try to join again, but this time w/o authenticating. >> Amazingly I am let in and again able to execute AdminMod commands. >> >> Arrrgggghhhhhh !!!!! >> >> Does the HL Client Cache your authentication info for a set period of >> time thereby allowing you to join a server w/o authenticating, but >> having access right as if you did ????? >> >> Still scratching head.... >> >> >> Coroner >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://home.tampabay.rr.com/coroner >> >> ============================================ >> >> Thursday, July 11, 2002, 11:34:07 PM, you wrote: >> >> C> Hello hlds_l gods, >> >> C> Here's the vitals: >> C> MetaMod = 1.12.00 >> C> AdminMod = 25026a >> C> hlds_l = 46/3.1.1.0/2056 >> C> HLGuard = 1.01 >> C> OS = Mandrake 7.2 >> >> C> OK, I've been running this small DM server for a long time and have >> C> never had this problem. Using AdminMod I have set myself up in the >> C> users.ini file and created the adminpass.cfg file on my HL Client PC. >> C> This has been up and working for about the past 2+ years. >> >> C> I have a shortcut on my desktop that I always use to join my server. >> C> Tonight I was goofing around with GameSpy Arcade and I double clicked >> C> to join my server mistakenly (I meant to click the one directly below >> C> mine). So I'm like OK, np, I'll just sit here and let it load and it >> C> will kick me. Well, to my utmost surprise I did not get kicked. The A> game >> C> let me right in. I may have forgot to mention this. On the shortcut >> C> I use to join my own server I have "exec adminpass.cfg" in the command >> C> line. My adminpass.cfg file is not executed unless I join via this >> C> shortcut. So joining through GameSpy, or any other means, should kick >> C> me because I am using a reserved name w/o authenticating first. >> >> C> Here's the scary part. Not only can I join the game using a reserved >> C> name, but I can also execute AdminMod commands. All of this w/o >> C> authenticating myself to the server. >> >> C> PLEASE, does anyone have any clue as to why this could have suddenly >> C> begun happening. >> >> C> AtDhVaAnNkCsE, >> >> C> Coroner >> C> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> C> http://home.tampabay.rr.com/coroner >> >> >> C> _______________________________________________ >> C> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, A> please visit: >> C> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
