-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] It is, but he was asked for a read only cvar to check :).
On 5/2/06, Craig Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought it was read-only, at least in the source engine since you > have to disable VAC in the start line. > > On 5/2/06, Alfred Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why don't you use sv_secure? > > > > kama wrote: > > > Alfred, is it possible to get a read only cvar to check if VAC is > > > enabled or not? > > > > > > /Bjorn > > > > > > On Mon, 1 May 2006, kama wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> Well, it would be preferably to have a readonly cvar sv_secure that > > >> can be > > >> queried from within a plugin. > > >> > > >> /Bjorn > > >> > > >> On Mon, 1 May 2006, W0kk3L wrote: > > >> > > >>> As far as i could find... no. Well, you can get the status > > >>> externally by > > >>> using something like qstat, or by sending an rcon command to the > > >>> server. The easiest way is trough qstat, because you don't need a > > >>> rcon password for it. > > >>> I believe this is the same way the clients do it for displaying the > > >>> VAC > > >>> state in the favorites list. > > >>> > > >>> -W0kk3L- > > >>> > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: "kama" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>> To: <[email protected]> > > >>> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:44 AM > > >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Vac turning off / Server going insecure > > >>> regularly > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Is there any other way than using status that will say if the > > >>>> server is secure or not? > > >>>> > > >>>> /Bjorn > > >>>> > > >>>> On Sun, 30 Apr 2006, W0kk3L wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> Sure, > > >>>>> > > >>>>> I haven't included everything of the script, cause our script is > > >>>>> mostly SQL based, so it wouldn't work on your servers. > > >>>>> But here are the most important parts. I've stripped it down so > > >>>>> it would work for one server. If you want it to work on more > > >>>>> servers, just select them first, and place the code below in that > > >>>>> loop. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Here it comes: > > >>>>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------ > > >>>>> # # Script to check if the www.Crew-Nexus.net CS servers are > > >>>>> secure. If not, restart them... > > >>>>> # > > >>>>> > > >>>>> echo " - Scanning servers..." > > >>>>> QSTAT_INFO=`qstat -timeout 5 -R -raw % -a2s <ip>:<port>|grep > > >>>>> secure=1`; if [ "$QSTAT_INFO" != "" ]; then > > >>>>> echo " Server is secure" > > >>>>> else > > >>>>> echo " [$DATE] Server nex1cs is INSECURE...Rebooting > > >>>>> this server!" ./kkrcon.pl -a <ip> -p <port> -t new > > >>>>> <rconpassword> "say Server is > > >>>>> VAC insecure... will restart now!" > > >>>>> sleep 3 > > >>>>> echo " Sending RCON QUIT to nex1cs <ip>:<port>)" > > >>>>> ./kkrcon.pl -a <ip> -p <port> -t new <rconpassword> quit > > >>>>> fi > > >>>>> echo " - Done." > > >>>>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ----------------------- > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Just place this in a sh file, and give it executable rights. And > > >>>>> finally add it to a cronjob on hourly basis. > > >>>>> As you can see it's very basic. But it does the trick :) > > >>>>> > > >>>>> -W0kk3L- > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>>>> From: "FiRe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>>> To: <[email protected]> > > >>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:42 PM > > >>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Vac turning off / Server going insecure > > >>>>> regularly > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Would you be kind enough to post the script W0kk3L? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> FiRe > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>>>>> Subject: > > >>>>>> Re: [hlds_linux] Vac turning off / Server going insecure > > >>>>>> regularly From: "W0kk3L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>>>> Date: > > >>>>>> Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:47:09 +0200 > > >>>>>> To: > > >>>>>> <[email protected]> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> To: > > >>>>>> <[email protected]> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Yep, the VAC servers are unreachable for quite a few times on > > >>>>>> daily basis. We have 20 VAC-based server running (CS and CS:S) > > >>>>>> and we've performed 21 VAC-insecure reboots yesterday on those > > >>>>>> server. But i have to say there was one major reboot of all 20 > > >>>>>> server at 0:00 hour.Most likely the VAC servers themself were > > >>>>>> being restarted. Usually we have about 4 or 5 "VAC insecure" > > >>>>>> reboots per day. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> What can you do against it? Well, nothing. It's not in our > > >>>>>> hands. It can be > > >>>>>> caused by VAC or by the connection from your server to VAC. In > > >>>>>> both ways, you can't prevent it. The only thing you can do about > > >>>>>> it is making the reboots automated, so the server are protected > > >>>>>> most of the time. On our servers i've created a script which > > >>>>>> reads the "secure" status by qstat. If that status is not "1" > > >>>>>> (e.g. "0" or not available), it will send a message to the > > >>>>>> server that it's going to reboot, and 10 secs later it sends an > > >>>>>> rcon quit. The runs every hour checking all VAC protected > > >>>>>> servers. Quite simple, but effective. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> -W0kk3L- > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>>>>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>>>> To: <[email protected]> > > >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 7:43 AM > > >>>>>> Subject: [hlds_linux] Vac turning off / Server going insecure > > >>>>>> regularly > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Greetings > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Has anyone of you experienced the Problem of your Server going > > >>>>>>> insecure regulary after a while, so you got to restart it, so > > >>>>>>> have Vac running again? If yes, what can I do against it? > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> cheers > > >>>>>>> SecurityFox > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>>>> archives, please visit: > > >>>>>>> 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 > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>> archives, please visit: > > >>>>> 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 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>> archives, please visit: > > >>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > 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 > -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
