various issues loading mods on the latest linux server

[niv 1]

Hi there,

I'm having various issues running the current linux server.

1) It doesn't see all mods given to -mod="". Specifically, it doesn't load some islands even though the island itself and all dependencies are given in -mods="". Running the same miz on the same modset, but with a windows server binary, works fine.

Here's how I installed it:

- uploaded arma 2 arrowhead/*. from a default windows steam install (non-beta)

- uploaded arma2/addons/ from a default windows steam install (non-beta)

- uploaded the latest a2oa/expansion/beta

- uploaded the acr lite patch to acr_lite/

- uploaded all mods (as listed below) that we're using

- converted everything to lowercase

- increased max open fd limit (to 8k). used fds for a running arma2 server lists about 1500.

- downloaded latest linux beta and copied the server binary over

All uploads have been done with rsync and are binary-identical.

Here's the startup parameters I'm using to run the server as given by the debug echo in "a":

-cfg=basic.cfg -mod="expansion/beta;expansion/beta/expansion;ca;acr_lite;@ace;@acex;@acex_ru;@acex_usnavy;@achmed;@acre;@asr_ai;@beton;@brg_africa;@caa1_oac;@caa1_objects;@caa1_plantsclassic;@caa1_worlds;@cba;@cba_a2;@cba_oa;@chn_crocodile;@clafghan;@csj_snake;@dm_m4variants;@ibr_lcivilians;@ibr_plants;@lingor;@local;@mbg_buildings2;@mbg_buildings3;@mbg_celle2;@mbg_killhouses;@mb_objects;@mcc_sandbox;@mcn_aliabad;@mcn_hazarkot;@opx_objects;@plr_mana;@razmisc;@sangin"

Here is the run script I am using, a full directory listing to illustrate things, and the server logfile. In this logfile I'm trying to play 2 different missions, the first one on hellskitchen (@sangin), which drops the client back to the mission selection screen; and the second one is on @mcn_aliabad, which loads fine on server and client but emits spurious not found errors ->

2) Some mods are apparently loaded and used and missions depending on them work, but still emit errors in the log file.

I'm seeing lots of spam like this:

Error: Item of aggregateReflectors is not an array
Warning Message: You cannot play/edit this mission; it is dependent on downloadable content that has been deleted.
dm_weapons
Warning Message: You cannot play/edit this mission; it is dependent on downloadable content that has been deleted.
csj_snake

They exist though:

l \@csj_snake/addons/
total 3372
drwxr-xr-x 2 arma2 arma2    4096 Sep 29  2012 ./
drwxr-xr-x 5 arma2 arma2    4096 Sep 29  2012 ../
-rwxr-xr-x 1 arma2 arma2 3426208 Sep 29  2012 csj_snake.pbo*
...

3) What CBA version do I have to use on the linux serverside? On the client, we're using the latest beta that 6updater provides, and as such CBA_CO is added as a dep. However, the linux server seems to still want the A2/OA thing. This generates some version mismatch errors on player login.

What's wrong with my setup?

Thanks!

Edited May 29, 2013 by niv

[conz 1]

Try turning off selinux and escaping your ;'s

@mod1\;@mod2 etc

First selinux and if that doesn't help the escaping .. in theory "quoting" should be enough.

[niv 1]

selinux (or any other LSM) isn't in use.

Escaping the ; results in the server not loading any mods at all.

-mod="expansion/beta\;expansion/beta/expansion\;ca\;acr_lite\;@ace\;@acex\;@acex_ru\;@acex_usnavy\;@achmed\;@acre\;@asr_ai\;@beton\;@brg_africa\;@caa1_oac\;@caa1_objects\;@caa1_plantsclassic\;@caa1_worlds\;@cba\;@cba_a2\;@cba_oa\;@chn_crocodile\;@clafghan\;@csj_snake\;@dm_m4variants\;@ibr_lcivilians\;@ibr_plants\;@lingor\;@mbg_buildings2\;@mbg_buildings3\;@mbg_celle2\;@mbg_killhouses\;@mb_objects\;@mcc_sandbox\;@mcn_aliabad\;@mcn_hazarkot\;@opx_objects\;@plr_mana\;@razmisc\;@sangin"

(this doesn't hit the shell anymore, this is what the server will see when parsing it's argv).

I'm also not sure about expansion/beta, expansion/beta/expansion, and ca since the wiki doesn't mention them, but they seem to be needed to run a CO server installed as described above (I took them from my working windows server install). :confused:

[visceralsyn 10]

The beta server is launched with the -beta='expansion/beta;expansion/beta/expansion' argument. If you are using the script that comes with the Linux server to launch, ensure your server line points to the beta server in its dir, and not the root ArmA 2 dir. As well as the ArmA 2 root dir being set correctly.

Mods are launched with -mod='@youmodshere;@someothermod' argument. Also 'ca' is loaded, you do not need to add it to list.

If you use the " ' ", you then do not need the " \ " to seperate mods.

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