Linux dedicated server and squad xml problem

[rimhead 0]

Hi all,

I am hosting my ArmA2 OA server on Ubuntu 11.10.

The problem I am having is that when players connect to the server their squad xml does not work at all.

Using latest Linux dedicated server beta (1.59.85663).

Before I was running the server on Ubuntu 11.04 and it ran without any issues. Seems like upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10 brought the problem.

Maybe someone already faced the same issue and knows the fix?

[HitmanFF 6]

Usually this kind of issue relates to firewall or DNS problems.

Can you open their squad.xml from the server's command line, e.g. with wget or lynx?

[rimhead 0]

Thank You for quick response HitmanFF.

With wget I get this:

--2011-11-04 20:06:55--  http://arma2rimhead.webs.com/nariai/rimhead/squad.xml
Resolving arma2rimhead.webs.com... 216.52.115.51
Connecting to arma2rimhead.webs.com|216.52.115.51|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 749 [text/xml]
Saving to: `squad.xml'

100%[======================================>] 749         --.-K/s   in 0s     

2011-11-04 20:06:55 (9.84 MB/s) - `squad.xml' saved [749/749]

This to my understanding should indicate that there is no problems with DNS and Firewall.

Could it be due wrong permissions on some directories?

[rimhead 0]

Thank You for a quick response HitmanFF

Some how my replay with exact code from linux terminal with wget results requires moderator approval... I guess we have to wait for it.

So just in short:

with wget squad.xml url is resolved correctly and downloaded 100%.

So I think everything with DNS and Firewall is OK, besides everything else works OK too: server is shown on MP server list, VOIP is working too.

Can it be due wrong permissions for files or folders?

All my config files are outside of ArmA server root.

Thank You

[HitmanFF 6]

Can it be due wrong permissions for files or folders?

All my config files are outside of ArmA server root.

For the storage of at least squad logos, a directory tmp<port number> (e.g. tmp2302) is made in the arma2 folder. Possibly if the server executable is run with insufficient rights to create this directory, you don't get to see the squad.xml.

I'm not sure how these rights could have changed from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10 though.

[rimhead 0]

OK seems chmod and chown for both arma2 and config folders did the trick.

Now tmp2302 is automatically created and squad.xml works as expected.

Still don't know though what changed in the file system during upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10...

Thank You once again HitmanFF for help.

[HitmanFF 6]

Glad you got it working, rimhead :)

sekmes ;-)