TF2 VPS logout problem (PUTTY)

[megakill3864]

What i can do? i can't logout putty to leave server work 24/7
anyone know the problem?
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2557/puttyj.jpg

[forrestparkay]

I can't view images at work, so I'm not sure what the problem is, but it sounds like you are not using screen to run your server. Try installing screen, opening up a new session, and running the server in that screen session.

[megakill3864]

Originally Posted by forrestparkay

I can't view images at work, so I'm not sure what the problem is, but it sounds like you are not using screen to run your server. Try installing screen, opening up a new session, and running the server in that screen session.

yes, i think that's problem with this. but i still dong get it how to do that screen :/

I tryed to write to putty: screen -A -m -d -L -S but it doesn't help

[heffebaycay]

Originally Posted by megakill3864

yes, i think that's problem with this. but i still dong get it how to do that screen :/

I tryed to write to putty: screen -A -m -d -L -S but it doesn't help

You might want to check that out: http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Li...ing_the_server

Also, feel free to read "screen" manpage.

[needaxeo]

Originally Posted by megakill3864

yes, i think that's problem with this. but i still dong get it how to do that screen :/

I tryed to write to putty: screen -A -m -d -L -S but it doesn't help

I just use screen -U -R -d

the -R and -d work for when you reconnect, but it also works if there isn't an existing screen session.

the -U is so the utf-8 characters in tf2 usernames don't mess up your screen (set utf-8 in putty)

Once you've run the server you just close putty - the server carries on running in screen, you don't logout.

When you reconnect to your vps, you enter screen -U -R -d and it reconnects to the old screen session, with tf2 still running.

ctrl-a ctrl-c will create another terminal, so you can get another shell to enter commands

Use :-
ctrl-a 0
ctrl-a 1 these will switch between the terminals you create
ctrl-a 2

There are more ctrl-a commands, see the docs or do ctrl-a ?

Once you've run the server it's at a console prompt though, so anything you type is interpreted by TF2 not linux. e.g type a cvar and you can see or change it's value, type status and you'll see the players connected. type quit and the server will exit (and restart in 10 seconds unless you ctrl-c)

[Nolph]

Use

nohup command-name &

This will palce the process in the background and you can exit ssh.

You dont need to use screen or anything liek that to run the server. I have a VPS and run like 2 or 3 servers off of it. The key is to just place the process in the background using nohup.