again...permissions might be able to solve it....if the updater lacks the permissions to overwrite certain files (aka, user-modifiable files)....
then again...the big unknown is the updater's behavior when it encounters a file that it can't write to....will it gracefully skip it and go to the next or were the programmers lazy and make it so the updater gave a fit and quit? On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:58 AM, Jesse Molina <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's the thing. We were not discussing the server daemon (unless there > is a live update method that I am not yet aware of). > > We were talking about "./steam -command update" overwriting user-modified > files and how to prevent it. > > But yea, I'll blame Valve on the startup daemon. It's not all that either. > =) > > > > Gene H wrote: > >> blame valve...I didn't write the daemon. >> >> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 3:30 AM, Jesse Molina <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> You didn't think/read. This doesn't address the issue at hand. >> >> >> >> >> Gene H wrote: >> >> chmod 644 (or 640 for the paranoid) >> owned by root:group >> run game daemon in the same group but different user....so game >> daemon only >> has read-only access... >> >> shoot...NO daemon should have write access to config files (any >> configs that >> the daemon can change should be in another file.) >> >> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 2:45 AM, Jesse >> Molina<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello >> >> I'm sympathetic, being a noob here myself. I just >> discovered this a day or >> two ago; >> >> srcds_run -help >> >> srcds_run is actually just a bash script wrapper/launcher >> for srcds_linux. >> Reading it can be very informative (less srcds_run). >> Numerous comments >> explain some features of the script that are not documented >> anywhere else. >> >> In regards to the update script overwriting user-modified >> files, the Valve >> devs would be wise to look at how APT/RPM package management >> systems handles >> user-modified files. >> >> Any further info on this subject would be welcome. >> Otherwise, I'm going to >> have to keep backups of my entire install directory before >> updates, then get >> more specific with my backup list over time as I understand >> what files I >> need to modify and are likely to be overridden during an >> update. >> >> If anyone has reading recommendations on updating and >> updating for multiple >> installations, and management of multiple game server >> installations in >> general, that would be appreciated. I need to do some >> reading here on the >> subject soon. >> >> >> >> > -- > # Jesse Molina > # Mail = [email protected] > # Page = [email protected] > # Cell = 1.602.323.7608 > # Web = http://www.opendreams.net/jesse/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
