Problem with dedicated server, 1.0.4, Linux

[EA]

Hi!
Yesterday i decided to start a dedicated server on a Linux box i have at home, but i ran into some trouble:

1: The sliders.linux.static binary could not connect to master server for some reason (Connect fail or something like that), sliders.linux worked though...but to get that binary to work I had to install a X-server.

2: Now it is up and running and seems to work fine, but the server info is not displayed on the master server (in the list in the client), but it is displayed when one has joined in to the server if I run /info, and becomes visible in list if it is set in admin mode when joined to the server. Setting it in macros.ini does not seem to work, I have tried to place it the ServerStart macro and the Reg macro, I belived that would work...but no...all that is displayed on the master server i a dot.

What to do? The first issue is not a problem anymore but the second is...

[captainpotato]

Hi!
1: The sliders.linux.static binary could not connect to master server for some reason (Connect fail or something like that), sliders.linux worked though...but to get that binary to work I had to install a X-server.

You shouldn't need to do this, as I have run a server on a headless box. Did you run it as an autoserver?

2: Now it is up and running and seems to work fine, but the server info is not displayed on the master server (in the list in the client), but it is displayed when one has joined in to the server if I run /info, and becomes visible in list if it is set in admin mode when joined to the server. Setting it in macros.ini does not seem to work, I have tried to place it the ServerStart macro and the Reg macro, I belived that would work...but no...all that is displayed on the master server i a dot.

Hmmm. Cannot help with this one. The only problem I've ever had was firewall-related. Once I get my headless server out of storage (I'm moving house), I'll take another look at my config for you if the problem persists.

[Guest]

You shouldn't need to do this, as I have run a server on a headless box. Did you run it as an autoserver?

Yes...

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./sliders.linux -autoserver 1 &

also added the file autoserver.lck in sliders dir.

Hmmm. Cannot help with this one. The only problem I've ever had was firewall-related. Once I get my headless server out of storage (I'm moving house), I'll take another look at my config for you if the problem persists.

That would be great, here is mine macros.ini, if anyone see anything strange in it, feel free to point that out...

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Begin Example
/say This is an example macro.
End

Begin ShowSettings
/tracks
/laps
/car
/ghostrace
/order
/points
End

Begin ServerStart
/master 1
/info http://test.vimio.com/sliders
End

Begin Reg
/maxplayers 20
/autotime /raceend 5
/autotime /raceidle 100
/autotime /car 15
/say Automatic server starting a new cup.
/autotime /reg 45
/tracks /clear
/tracks /addrnd 10
/promode 1
/order 2
/fixedcar 1
/car slider
/laps 3
/info http://test.vimio.com/sliders
End

Begin Cup
/autotime /cup 30
End

Begin RaceInit
/autotime /raceinit 30
End

Begin RaceEnd
End

Begin CupEnd
/say The cup has ended.
/autotime /cupend 30
End

[EA]

I am the guest above....forgot to log in

[Ande]

Unfortunately, there are DNS problems using static version on some machines and not being able to connect the master server is exactly what happens then. It's good to hear you got it to work anyway, it is a bit bad that it requires X, though.

And yes, there actually was a bug in master server system that made /info not to work correctly in macros. I slightly modified the master server and it should now work. Let me know if it still doesn't. StartServer would be the best macro to put it in. Another possibility would be to use sliders.ini but then you must restart the server for the change to take effect.

[EA]

Works now!
Thanks for the support!