[crossfire] starting server

[Mark Wedel]

Neon Lim wrote:
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      i am using ssh to control my linux server remotely.
     
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      i tried running ./crossfire &
     
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      the moment i close my putty, crossfire server is shut down.
     
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      the same with ./crossloop &
     
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      However, i am successful in using ./crossfire -detach & to start
     
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      crossfire server and close my putty and it still running.
     
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      My question:
     
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      - is there a ./crossloop -detach ? because using ./crossfire -detach
     
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      &, if the crossfire server is down, it will not restart..?
     
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      - should i run ./crossloop -detach as root or run as normal user?
     
     
  This is standard unix job control.  Try doing 'nohup ./crossloop (or 
crossfire) &'.  The nohup should result in the script running even after logout.

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      - is there anyway to restrict the number of race/classes that can be
     
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      choosen by players?
     
     
  Not easily.  You have to remove the archetypes for the race/classes you don't 
want people to be able to play.

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      - is there anyway to run crossfire server but stop people from making
     
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      new characters? because i want to let some players play but stop new
     
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      players from creating new character.
     
     
  This would requiring the code, but wouldn't be that hard a change to make.