My Paid For Game Server Is Not Writing A Games.log!!!

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Hey All,

I recently purchased a game server from Jolt.... Everything is fine apart from one thing!

No matter what I try and do it will not write a games.log!!! and thier support staff are useless so i decided to come somewhere where I know ill finally get a decent answer

Below is what i currently have in both the server.cfg(base dir) and also the japlusserver.cfg(japlus dir)

BTW the server itself is a linux, and I have to use pUTTY to start/restart it

server.cfg & japlusserver.cfg file:

seta g_logClientInfo "1"
seta g_log "games.log"
seta g_statLog "0"
seta g_statLogFile "stats.log"

I recently added (seta g_logClientInfo "1") as i saw this on the escapedturkey forum and i thought this would do the trick! It hasnt and it's getting very frustrating when there is a dispute in the clan or a lamer attacking members!

Please Please help....

One very frustrated Clan Leader

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Just a quick update,

I have changed the server.cfg & japlusserver.cfg again! this time it looks like:

seta g_log "1"
seta g_logClientInfo "1"
seta g_log "games.log"
seta g_statLog "0"
seta g_statLogFile "stats.log"
I still don't have a games.log as I have checked via FTP! I'm being owned by a server o.O

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[Mikouen]

We really can't help you, because it's probably a serverside issue. I remember when I had a Jolt-powered server, there were issues with file placement.

In my experience, the games.log file is not saved in gamedata/base or gamedata/japlus, it's stored in a seperate directory one level above gamedata. You'll just have to look around using an FTP client, you should find it eventually.

Also, it may actually be called server.log.

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OK thanks mate, ill contact Jolt and see if there are any other folders that i currently am not able to view, as with smart FTP the only ones shown are like so:

Server Name(195.149.21.106)
JKA -Gamedata
Japlus


Those are the only Dir i can see using a FTP program! there is no server.log either. I have been constantly badgering Jolt about this and TBH they neither Care nor want to resolve this... Oh well Gameage here I come (and there cheaper)


Cheers though

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[Amidala]

The cvar you seek is "logfile"

seta logfile "0" //no log generated
seta logfile "1" //buffered
seta logfile "2" //continuous
seta logfile "3" //append so as not to overwrite old logs

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ok i have done the logfile "2" and restarted the server.

This now shows in the Initilization:

handle 1: qconsole.log


Does that mean it worked?

If so TY Amidala

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[Amidala]

If you are running a mod (JA+) the log file will be in the server's mod (japlus) folder. Check the japlus folder by ftp to see if there is a "games.log" file.

If you aren't happy with the support at your server provider you are welcome to ask questions at http://forums.escapedturkey.com/. I moderate the JK2 and JA support forums there.

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Will this automatically generate the games.log or do i have to put a txt file named games.log into the japlus folder?

I have put a games.log txt file in there myself, but it still hasnt added anything to it. Should I restart the server after this... sorry for being such a noob i have never dealt with linux and this is the first time ihave run a online clan and dealt with servers!

Any help is very, very appreciated... I would put the server.cfg here but i keep getting an error saying im putting a URL :O :S :S :S

Sorry

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[Amidala]

Put seta logfile "2" in both sever.cfg files. The server will create a logfile, you don't have to.

You can use a rcon program like Rcon Commander or Rcon Unlimited or Rcon SE to control your server. The All Seeing Eye and Qtracker server browsers have built-in rcon consoles. You can send the command set logfile 2 to activate log creation. Or you can send exec server.cfg after you have added the seta logfile "2" line to the server.cfg file(s).

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Amidala you are amazing!

Thankyou ever so much, if escapedturkey do UK server hosting then I want to be with you!


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