You can use alias serverside to make it so people renting servers from you can't change certain cvars, like fps_max, etc.
-- Cc2iscooL Head Admin/Owner http://www.cc2iscool.com On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Ronny Schedel <[email protected]>wrote: > If you don't use the command server side, then it is not blocked server > side, even if it really is. I don't see any sense to use alias server side. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Laws" <[email protected]> > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 7:10 PM > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Problem with "alias" > > > So why block it on the server-side? :) > > Ronny Schedel wrote: > > alias is used client side. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joseph Laws" <[email protected]> > > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 7:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Problem with "alias" > > > > > > Exploits from the server side? > > > > AnAkIn . wrote: > > > >> They did that to fix some exploits that were allowed by doing this. > >> > >> 2009/5/22 Rodrigo Peña <[email protected]> > >> > >> > >> > >>> Blocking commands with alias was very useful... > >>> > >>> please valve put it back again :) > >>> > >>> -Rodrigo > >>> > >>> > >>> Thomas Kalman escribió: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Thats inconvinient.. any other suggestions? > >>>> > >>>> Is Valve fixing it? > >>>> > >>>> Could a Valve developer make a statement on that particular topic!? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Well, you could still limit the FPS/ticrate by changing the kernel > HZ? > >>>>> > >>>>> 2009/5/22 Joseph Laws <[email protected]> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> That's unfortunate because they allow so many resource intensive > >>>>>> settings to be controlled through rcon. I wouldn't find blocking > >>>>>> alias > >>>>>> as a big deal if sys_ticrate (HL1) and fps_max (HL2) weren't rcon > >>>>>> controlled variables. VALVe...can you force those variables to be > >>>>>> command line only since you've decided to block the Alias function a > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> lot > >>> > >>> > >>>>>> of people use to enforce fps limitations? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> AnAkIn . wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> It's done on purpose. See the changelog: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Prevent creating aliases using the same name as existing cvars > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> 2009/5/22 Thomas Kalman <[email protected]> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Using Pentium II Optimised binary. > >>>>>>>> Auto-restarting the server on crash > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Console initialized. > >>>>>>>> Protocol version 48 > >>>>>>>> Exe version 1.1.2.6/Stdio (cstrike) > >>>>>>>> Exe build: 18:05:13 Oct 24 2008 (4383) > >>>>>>>> STEAM Auth Server > >>>>>>>> couldn't exec language.cfg > >>>>>>>> Alias name is invalid <<<<---- zB. +sys_ticrate force > >>>>>>>> Alias name is invalid <<<<---- zB. +sv_stats force > >>>>>>>> Server IP address xx:27015 > >>>>>>>> Adding master server 72.165.61.189:27010 > >>>>>>>> Adding master server 68.142.72.250:27010 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Server logging data to file logs/L0xxx000.log > >>>>>>>> Connection to Steam servers successful. > >>>>>>>> VAC secure mode is activated. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Since the latest updates, the +alias cvars don't have any effect > on > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> forcing > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> cvar's like ticrate or other cvar's.. Is it on purpose or will it > >>>>>>>> be > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> fixed? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Or is there a work arround? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Regards > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Thomas > >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>> 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 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> > >>> > >>>>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >>>>>>> Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.36/2128 - Release Date: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> 05/22/09 06:03:00 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >>>>>> archives, > >>>>>> please visit: > >>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> ------------------------------ > >>>>> > >>>>> Message: 9 > >>>>> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 18:17:06 +0200 > >>>>> From: "Daniel Vogel" <[email protected]> > >>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Team Fortress 2 Update Available > >>>>> To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > >>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>> Message-ID: <16fc156e5c2d4157a2123214d3cb8...@vertrix> > >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > >>>>> reply-type=original > >>>>> > >>>>> The sawmill arena map is not even finished (is this an alpha > >>>>> release?). > >>>>> The > >>>>> control point is called "TODO: Set name" *laugh*. I like capturing > >>>>> TODO: > >>>>> Set > >>>>> name. > >>>>> NOT - FUNNY! > >>>>> > >>>>> -------------------------------------------------- > >>>>> From: "Claudio Beretta" <[email protected]> > >>>>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 5:38 PM > >>>>> To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > >>>>> <[email protected]> > >>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Team Fortress 2 Update Available > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> This is a good update if compared to the previous: servers do not > >>>>>> crash > >>>>>> this > >>>>>> time :-DEverything got smooth for me: downloaded at 60Mbit/s, > servers > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> up > >>> > >>> > >>>>>> in > >>>>>> no time. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Daniel Vogel <[email protected] > > > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I have like 7 flare guns. Srsly, every update is getting worse and > >>>>>>> worse. > >>>>>>> VALVe, what are you doing? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> 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 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> End of hlds_linux Digest, Vol 15, Issue 51 > >>>>> ****************************************** > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.36/2128 - Release Date: > >> 05/22/09 > >> 06:03:00 > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.37/2131 - Release Date: > 05/24/09 > > 07:09:00 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
