The reason why symlinks aren't working for him via ftp is that the user is being chrooted into a directory that the symlinks points outside of. To make those mounts persist through a reboot you can add them to the end of /etc/fstab - an example would look like
/folder_for_bin /chroot/someguysfolder/bin none bind /folder_for_data /chroot/someguysfolder/data none bind -octo On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 07:29:39PM +0000, Andy Wallace wrote: > Thanks for that little snip of info.? I'll look into that :) > > --- On Sun, 14/2/10, Peter Lindblom <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Peter Lindblom <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Running multiple TF2 servers from one install > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, 14 February, 2010, 19:05 > > If you want to use ssh as ftp, (because ssh2 its much safer then ftp) use > Filezilla > http://filezilla-project.org/ > then symlinks is working ! > > Peter > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Wallace" <[email protected]> > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:24 PM > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Running multiple TF2 servers from one install > > > Why? because I used "ln -s <source> <target>" before but the symlinked files > didn't show on ftp. They were only visible in an ssh console which is no > more use than a chocolate firegaurd to me. As far as I can tell > "mount --bind <source> <target>" is better - simples! > > With the mount command I get exactly what I need - the same files symlinked > but all viewable in ftp. Personally I'm happy with the setup I have. > > Whichever method suits mate - I'm only trying to help - so get off my case. > > --- On Sun, 14/2/10, Steven J. Sumichrast <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Steven J. Sumichrast <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Running multiple TF2 servers from one install > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, 14 February, 2010, 17:42 > > Why would you use mount and not just use "ln -s /source/path/folder > folder"? That's how I run all my servers with great success. > > I used to run all server from one install and load plugins for > sourcemod as needed. That became combersome quick though. Having > multiple instance folders all symlinked using the same common > directories works flawless for me. > > Steven J. Sumichrast > > On Feb 14, 2010, at 6:41 AM, Andy Wallace <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > We set up our TF2 servers to work in just that way. Firstly you > > need to set up one location to store all the common files (e.g. > > maps, materials, sounds) then delete them from the individual server > > installs. Once done you can create a symlink in these empty > > gameserver folders to point to the shared folders (e.g. mount --bind > > <source folder> <target folder>.) This is not a permanent setup and > > will be lost if you reboot. I'm still learning linux and this is > > something I'm still working on. > > > > I'm considering cron the use of jobs to periodically renew these > > symlinks, but if anyone knows a better, more efficient way to do > > this I'll be glad to hear from them. Modifying fstab didn't pan out > > too well heh heh. > > > > We also created a series of symlinks and folders so that everything > > we need to run the servers are shown in one place (for easy ftp > > management.) For file storage this is by far the most efficient way > > to run TF2 servers we know. Our drive usage has shrunk considerably > > (virtually halved.) > > > > Hope this helps. As I said I'm still learning but if you need more > > help let me know. > > Andy Wallace > > > > --- On Sat, 13/2/10, bl4nk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: bl4nk <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Running multiple TF2 servers from one > > install > > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > > <[email protected] > > > > > Date: Saturday, 13 February, 2010, 22:18 > > > > You can set the mapcycle file using the cvar "mapcyclefile". As for > > individual .cfgs, I'd say just get a plugin created that will execute > > configs from a different folder specified by a cvar (really easy to > > create, > > someone competent with SM coding can do it in no more than 5 minutes). > > > > On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Gene Hardesty > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> You might be able to accomplish that by using a single "real" copy > >> and > >> symlinks so you have a bunch of "virtual" dirs of tf2, all sharing > >> the base > >> files but have their own cfg files (aka, non-common files) > >> > >> Might be a pain to do and set up though. > >> > >> G. > >> > >> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Peter Reinhold <[email protected] > >>> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> I found a mention from an earlier thread about running multiple > >>> instances of TF2 servers from one TF2 install dir, and that it > >>> seemed > >>> to work fine. (separate .cfg files, separate MOTD files etc) > >>> > >>> BUT, what about for instance mapcycle.cfg or individual map .cfg > >>> files? > >>> > >>> I haven't been able to spot a CVAR that controls those, and i'm > >>> thinking that running multiple servers will have all of those > >>> running > >>> the same mapcycles etc etc. > >>> > >>> So, will it be safer to just duplicate the whole install folder > >>> (disk > >>> space is not really an issue), or does anyone know if its possible > >>> to > >>> truly run multiple TF2s from a single base install dir? > >>> > >>> > >>> /Peter > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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
