you cant read sv_secure from a plugin. or at least its not possible in console to write sv_secure and get a 1 or 0.
/Bjorn On Tue, 2 May 2006, Alfred Reynolds 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
