A quick strace on steam reveals its doing it in the worst possible way: getuid32() -> getpwuid()
Because I actually have a impending use for changing this, I wrote a dirty hack to let you change this with an env var: http://infernalsoul.net/Junk/Dump/ffff.c compile with: gcc -m32 -fPIC ffff.c -shared -Wl,-soname,ffff.so -o ffff.so place in folder with steam and use with: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/path/to/steam:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" export FFFF_OVERRIDE_HOME="/directory/steam/should/use/as/home" env LD_PRELOAD="ffff.so" /path/to/steam/steam -command update etc ... example: cd ~/hlds/ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=".:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" export FFFF_OVERRIDE_HOME="$PWD/srv1" env LD_PRELOAD="ffff.so" ./steam -command update -dir srv1 -game tf - Neph On 12/13/2009 08:12 AM, Thomas Hjorth wrote: > Thanks, but it doesnt work either... > > in hlds_run i have added -> > export HOME=$(pwd) > export STEAMHOME=$(pwd) > echo $HOME > echo $STEAMHOME > > Using hlds_rnu + args gives me this -> > > /home/gamesrv1 > /home/gamesrv1 > Auto detecting CPU > Using Pentium II Optimised binary. > Auto-restarting the server on crash > Updating server using Steam. > Checking bootstrapper version ... > Failed to create directory /home/hldsuser/.steam > Sun Dec 13 17:06:03 CET 2009: Steam Update failed, ignoring. > > So hlds_run doesnt care for $HOME nor $STEAMHOME > Its still looking into /home/hldsuser which I removed for the purpose of > debugging... > > So, and other ideas about setting a users homedir, which hlds_run will > honor? > > ./Thomas > > > On Sun, 2009-12-13 at 22:02 +0800, Shane Arnold wrote: > >> STEAMHOME = `pwd`<= current working directory >> STEAMHOME = /path/to/home >> >> echo '$STEAMHOME is the current path' >> >> On 13/12/2009 9:20 PM, Thomas Hjorth wrote: >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> I tried setting $HOME in a number of ways... latest was adding an >>> "export HOME=$(pwd)" in the beginning of hlds_run, but it still goes >>> with the users regular $HOME, which means that all the server started >>> with the same user is fighting about the same $HOME/.steam folder. >>> >>> Any ideas to set $HOME correctly or force hlds_run to use a specific >>> homedir? >>> >>> Regards >>> Thomas Hjorth >>> DSRack.com >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
