Did I handle this correctly, and what was wrong?

[Gashed 16]

A friend has given me admin access to his server but only via RCON (Dart Rcon), so I have no access to logs/database... just kicks bans restarts, shutdowns etc.

After I restarted the server with #restart, people couldn't join, including myself. We get as far as the lobby, click continue, says it's receiving the mission as usual, but then just goes straight back to the lobby. What causes that and can it be fixed without direct server access? I tried multiple #restarts.

Everyone was getting pissy about it and it was all getting out of hand so I just shut it down until my friend is back tomorrow to fix it. I'd just like to know what to do next time this happens, and what could have caused it?

Edited October 21, 2012 by Gashed

[marrr 6]

You are suppose to use the #shutdown command to restart the server. and your friend should have something running in the background that notices that the server is not running anymore and turns it back on.

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[Gashed 16]

You are suppose to use the #shutdown command to restart the server. and your friend should have something running in the background that notices that the server is not running anymore and turns it back on.

He's been using #restart with no issues, and then the first time I do it this happens.. But alright I'll talk to him