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How can I troubleshoot this error? Seems I'm unable to load plugins. Is this because I'm not running bzfs as root? Looks like all plugin .so files are 0644 so I don't see why it's a problem...
Sorry if folks are getting tired of my questions! I'm just trying to make the best servers possible, to be a good bzflag steward/citizen.

I should clarify that I've tried all forms of -loadplugin -- all with the same results

-loadplugin chathistory # FAILS
-loadplugin chathistory.so # FAILS
-loadplugin /usr/lib/bzflag-server/chathistory.so # FAILS

...as well as all of the above 'in quotes' (as in -loadplugin 'chathistory', etc, etc)

The only thing I haven't tried doing is changing ownership over the plugin files to the user running bzfs...

ok... seeing more of what's going on. the plugins that came with the server package on Debian 9 don't appear to be compatible with the bzfs server they shipped with. Running bzfs with -ddd yielded this extra insight: So I'm guessing I should run a custom-compiled version of bzfs??

ok that was it! the bzflag server that comes packaged with debian 9 (latest stable release) has issues. I compiled my own bzfs and plugins from source and they load just fine. The mystery is solved. Thanks for playing!

For what it's worth, I didn't seem to have a problem loading the plugins with the 2.4.8 bzfs that Debian 9 ships. Regardless, I don't suggest using the packaged server anyway because it's generally going to be outdated and it automatically runs a copy of bzfs.

Is this because I'm not running bzfs as root?

Never run bzfs (or any other server within possible) as the root user due to security risks.

musculargenius wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:32 pm I'm just trying to make the best servers possible, to be a good bzflag steward/citizen.

Good for that!

Just in case: Compiling on Linux - Help for Beginners (and Not So Beginners) .

alfa1 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:01 pm

Is this because I'm not running bzfs as root?

Never run bzfs (or any other server within possible) as the root user due to security risks.

musculargenius wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:32 pm I'm just trying to make the best servers possible, to be a good bzflag steward/citizen.

Good for that!

Just in case: Compiling on Linux - Help for Beginners (and Not So Beginners) .

No need to worry. I would never run it as root even if that's the only way it ran. As the saying goes, I was born at night, but I wasn't born last night.