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How do i set an Admin Password for a Linux server and please just tell me and don't send me a link to something.

use the server config option...

ushalldie154 wrote:...and don't send me a link to something.

I understand your frustration... but learning how to dig for things like this yourself saves you and others a lot of pain in the long run.

ushalldie154 wrote:...and please just tell me and don't send me a link to something.

You definitely will want to learn to search and find things on your own. The more flippant you act with the people who might help you, the more sarcastic the answers will be. Remember, you're not entitled to any help at all - we are more than happy to help, but don't act as if we owe it to you.

Back to your question, I don't know of anyone who regularly runs a server who still uses the -password option. Maybe I'm wrong, so somebody shout out if you do. (and haven't been cracked) The reason is that the password gets sent in plain text, and all a cracker has to do is listen to incoming traffic on your server to snag it. Instead, we use a more secure method of tying a given player's registered callsign on this forum, and match up the password in the client with it. You do this by setting up groups on this forum, and use -groupdb to point to a file with the permissions you want to give.

Setting this up is a bit of work and can't be explained in a few words. You'll have to read the bzflag wiki to get all that figured out. That's why we have a wiki in the first place - so we don't have to write it down a million times. If you put bzflag wiki in a google search, the very first entry is the one you're looking for!

Longhair wrote:Back to your question, I don't know of anyone who regularly runs a server who still uses the -password option. Maybe I'm wrong, so somebody shout out if you do. (and haven't been cracked)

I understand that some of the mainstream servers do use -password (I won't mention which ones because I don't want them to be subjected to hacking attempts). The reason is that there are some things hardcoded into bzfs that only operators (admins who used /password) can do, such as overriding the ANTIBAN permission.

Where is the server config file on Linux? I know about the option now and have read about it but where is the file it goes in?

The config files can be put anywhere, so long as you specify the path to them when you run bzfs.

Personally, I have a directory called bzconf where I put all my config files, group files, and user files. That way, you can use a ./ relative path to refer to your other files from your conf file.

For example,

-groupdb ./groups
-userdb ./users
-world ./worlds/pillbox.bzw

to run the server, I just putin a terminal, and I'm in business.

Anything else because it does not show up on the list server?

You gotta open your router... I've said this one thousand times...
Portforward.com

As I've said previously, setting up a bzflag server is a non-trivial task. It's not that hard, but it isn't something as easy as a few mouse clicks and you're in business, either.

To anyone thinking of setting up a server:
You REALLY REALLY REALLY need to read through the wiki! If you don't understand everything on the first try, that's perfectly fine and normal. Just keep at it and read it a few times until you do understand.

Try to get only one thing working at a time. The more new things you try to do at once, the harder it is to figure out what went wrong.

Not only do you have to forward the ports if you're behind a router, you also need to allow them through your firewall, (you are running a firewall, right?) and you need to use the -public setting to get a public server.

Thank you very much i will take a look at portforward.com and read through the BZFlag wiki more thoroughly. I don't know how to thank you all for your kindness and constant lookout for those asking for help.Thank you