Server Logs, What are contained in them?

[chumney 1]

I am curious about the serverside logs, more specifically, logs that would contain players locations when logging out. Are these logs stored so an Admin can ban people who alt+f4, or disconnect before getting killed?

Are there any admin console commands capable of being run on the server that would reveal location with a time stamp?

What about logs that contain damage a player sustains, and which lists the type of damage sustained. eg, M1911, Hatchet, or Zombie.

If these logs exist, do they distinguish between disconnect and force closure?

I have seen several servers advertise that it is a bannable offence, but without any logs it becomes a game of he said she said.

Thanks for any clarification you can offer.

[suspense 210]

The server logs does not contain much information apart from a timestamp of when someone disconnected(if they left the lobby)

Most servers that ban for people disconnecting in most of the time require video proof of the incident, where they can compare the time of the disconnect on video with the time of the disconnect in the logs, and then find the person. This is the closest you can really get to accurate proof, so thats what we have to go with.

[Dekey (DayZ) 31]

The logs have improved slightly since the recent patch however as the guy above said, we can't really verify it.

After years in CS for online games I am not in the habit of believing reports on face value, nor user supplied "evidence" so the only bans I issue for this is when I am involved in the incident (which happens a lot surprisingly!"

Your best bet is to not really rely on server admins providing ingame support, but merely providing the server. We simply lack the tools for a lot of required moderation.

Having said that, we can see text chat in all channels, so that is something we can deal with should you provide enough info (player name/time/date)