How do i make myself an admin on my own server?

[gareth1995]

I'm using fedora 13, (ubantu Linux) and when i start a server i am not set-up as an admin by default. I have found the server.cfc file but have no idea what part of it to change to make myself an admin. Anyone know what i need to do?

[CreatureofHell]

Use rcon to setlevel yourself.

[kharnov]

I'm using fedora 13, (ubantu Linux)

[gareth1995]

sorry i know virtual nothing about this kind of thing, how do i use rcon?

[CreatureofHell]

In your server.cfg there should be a line that says

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set rconPassword password
password being the password you choose.

When in-game you can type

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/rcon password setlevel yourname level
Filling in the variables you choose.

[gareth1995]

great thanks.

[gareth1995]

when i try that in the console it sais that there is no rcon password set on the server? At the moment i have the server.cfg in the base directory in my home documents, would that be a problem, or will i have to modify the original server.cfg?

[CreatureofHell]

If I remember correctly you need the server.cfg to be in your basepath, you can find that through fs_basepath

[Qrntz]

inb4 what is a basepath
Execute /fs_basepath in your Trem console, it'll give out the path where your server.cfg needs to reside.

[gareth1995]

ok it is set to the default, how can i change that to the base file in my documents because im not allowed to edit the original...

[F50]

fs_basepath is generally wherever the executable is, however, if you need another fs_basepath, run the game with the option: "+set fs_basepath [INSERT_YOUR_DIRECTORY_HERE]". In windows this usually amounts to creating a shortcut to the executable and then adding the options to the end of the shortcut's target.

[gareth1995]

where do i type this, in tremulous console, or the terminal window on my desktop (outside the game)

[gareth1995]

Ok i start up tremulous using this command in console,

"tremulous +set fs_basepath /home/gareth/.tremulousbasepath/"

In .tremulousbasepath there is the base folder. In the base folder there are some maps and the "server.cfg". In server.cfg there is a line that sais

// Remote CONsole password
//set rconPassword test1

when i start a server from within the game i enter
"/rcon test1 setlevel gareth 5" (gareth being my name and 5 being the admin level)

when i run this, i get this in console:

"Bad rcon from loopback: setlevel gareth 5
No rconpassword set on the server."

help?

[Meisseli]

//set rconPassword test1

You have left the line commented. Uncomment it by removing the two back-slashes so something actually happens:

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set rconPassword test1

[gareth1995]

still doesn't work do i need to re,ove the // on the line above it? (// Remote CONsole password)

[Meisseli]

No. You're probably not either putting the line correctly to the file or not putting it in the correct file. In which folder did you install Tremulous?

[gareth1995]

my default base directory is:
/usr/share/tremulous/

i have a folder in my home directory called
/home/gareth/.tremulousbasepath/

The BASE folder is in here, and the server.cfg is in the base folder.
When i start the game i type
tremulous +set fs_basepath /home/gareth/.tremulousbasepath/
when the game is running i start a server from within the game.

(i didn't mention this previously but im running tremulous 1.2 if that makes any difference)

[UniqPhoeniX]

I don't think running the server from the client even uses server.cfg. You should start server from terminal with

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tremded +set fs_basepath /home/gareth /.tremulousbasepath/ +exec server.cfg +map atcs