Access Denied

[Marine (DayZ) 13]

Hello,

So I recently had a server put up. Im new to hosting servers this way, but I get the jist of it. Its currently running through HFBServers. Ive been trying to get the RCON up but the file is not in the BattlEye folder so I try to create my own using the Admin control panel. As soon as I type in " BEserver.cfg " and hit ok I receive the following error message.

'Access Denied. You don't have the rights to create this file ' .. and yes I am the owner and its not a sub account.

I also cannot upload new files such as the new script filters such as createvehicle.txt, remoteexec.txt ...etc

I have even attempted to open up windows explorer and access it using the FTP site.

The only two files I am allowed to use or modify at all using the control panel is the cfgdayz/server.cfg for changing the name and MOTD messages and the Arma2Profile for difficulty settings.

Anything located in battleye folder i cannot seem to access. Is this normal? Or is this an issue with the HFB server and permissions?

[KField86 237]

This is because it's a managed server, and you don't get that much control. At least I'm guessing it's a managed game server by the sounds of it. With vilayer, we have access to a file manager, and in there we can see certain files the server is running. Like our cfgdayz\battleye scripts/remoteexec/createvehicle.txt log filtering files. To update them, you simply go the community ban list, open up the new versions, copy the text, and then paste it over what you already had in your servers file manager. You can do this because we're allowed to edit or download the files to view them. We cannot rename them, or delete them though to upload anything else other than what the server was setup with. If something needs to be updated, it's done automatically on the hosters end(Not you, the admin.)

I'm unsure if HFB allows this to be done, as I have never used them, but I have in the past heard from people that HFB managed servers don't offer you much "leg-room" at all with what you can besides stopping/restarting/kick-ban/ and altering mission difficulty settings like xhairs/3rd person, etc. I don't think you can even alter the servers timezone. With Vilayer, you can change the servers timezone to make it 24/7 daylight if you WANTED. Some people like to do that, myself included as it draws more players to the server as most servers empty out once it gets dark, and the only people who stick around will have NVGs anyway, which defeats the purpose of the night time atmosphere of DayZ. Contact support at HFB though. There's HFB posters here on the DayZ forums, and I'm sure one will see this thread.

http://dayz.io/adminZ//

You'll want to register at that site and go through the process of getting verified that you are indeed the administrator of your server. It's a forum run by server admins as well as some DayZ community staff, and I believe Dwarden(Battleye) is around as well. You'll get a lot of help there. Especially with anything pertaining to cheat scripts, and how to detect cheaters in your server, and what you can/cannot ban for.

Edited September 3, 2012 by KField86

[Marine (DayZ) 13]

Yes so it seems, "not much legroom". If there were any less legroom, I would surely have to go elsewhere. I know for sure HFB allows RCON. Its in their knowledge base and when I opened up a ticket for this problem, they told me to go in and create the file. They havent responded as to why it wont let me though.

When I say I cant create or modify the scripts files. I am talking not just about creating, but copy pasting then saving. The server wont let me re-save over any server file except those two I listed in previous post. Anything at all I try and do I just get access denied.

The scripts I was trying to update came from a different site. The google banlist one that showed up in my server console. If I find it Ill post it again, but Im sure you know which one Im talking about since its sent out from battleye.

[shiromikan 217]

Currently, we're having an issue with file permissions with a very random select few of clients. We're working on it as this is a massive issue for those affected. It's not something we block on purpose.

[Torndeco (DayZ) 46]

What i find weird is how it takes a couple of days to sort out what should be simple ftp / file permission access rights. Or manually alter it for those effected

Basicly if u are effected u cant update your bans / scripts etc

Which basicly screws up admins main ability to maintain their ban list and try to stop hackers over this.

Unless they are willing to use rcon add/remove bans individual, pray it saves to the file, and no using an update version of CBL banlist either

Anyway i will be closing my hfb server over this one, last straw and all that.

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Small note for hfb since someone from hfb responded.

U make a copy & randomize server.cfg name to prevent hackers download the file = good

U leave the original server.cfg file behind with no way to delete it = completely negates above

U dont give option to turn of log rotation = why not ?

U rotate scripts.log at server reboots = nice feature

U dont rotate createvehicle.logs remoteexec.logs = why noone bother to add this yet, take a whole 2 mins, its a pain in the arse, especially if u want server to reboot ever 6 hours

[Newt (DayZ) 2]

I too can not edit my Ban.txt file, i opened a ticket with HFB, hope they fix it fast.

[Marine (DayZ) 13]

Yes I hope they fix it fast too because I basically have the very cool title of Admin of my server without the Admin rights to any of my server. Basically feel like I dont at all own or control my own server.

But in the meantime, since I cannot update my files to prevent the current hackers that are able to hack in my server. When everything is all said and done with fixing my abilities to control my own server. Is there a way I can have my files completely refreshed, the whole map wiped clean of anything and everything that was created or brought into my server such as hacked weapons or spawned hacked gear. Because If this does happen, I dont want to be the one that owns a server that has tents set up throughout the map in plain sight that has gold revolvers, AS50 thermals, M4a1 HOLO SD, or any other crazy weapons that your not suppose to have. I would rather just wipe it clean and start over. (My apologies to anyone playing on my server if this does happen).

Another question. Is there a way battleye can just include some kind of code or script to run during gameplay that checks primary weapons being held? I know in one of the files either server console or createvehicle.log it shows what players loadouts are coming in. Why cant battleye autokick players that are using hacked in weapons? Wouldnt it just be a few simple lines of code or filter someone could add to their server script?

[Lost in the Void 0]

Good questions, i too am interested in the answers to these, and just as well have an HFB Server that i completely left stopped until i can make changes to my files on my server.... My permissions are so screwed up i can't even change the difficulty settings and so far no one has gotten back to me to make the few minor changes for me so i can even just run the server in a basic setup =/.

If i can't get atleast my difficulty settings on my server dialed in i think i will open a server with one of these instant setup guys and cancel this one at the end of the month. I know HFB is growing and there are always quirks but that doesnt mean the customer has to like and tolerate them =/.

Edited September 3, 2012 by Lost in the Void

[Marine (DayZ) 13]

For those of you following with same problem.

HFB responded to my ticket with the following:

"This is an issue with the latest TCAdmin update. We've submitted a ticket to them in hopes to further resolve the issue."

[Charlotte (DayZ) 6]

Same issue, sigh. I updated files a bit ago, and using the same method as last time, I was trying to copy/paste update (http://code.google.com/p/dayz-community-banlist/source/browse/#git%2Ffilters ) scripts, createvehicle, remoteexe again. It wouldn't allow me to save the files.

I'm thinking I should stop the server until it's resolved. I don't wanna see players log in on our server and lose their stuff to hackers when we could have prevented at least some of it.

[Marine (DayZ) 13]

yup im thinking about doing the same thing

[JackONeill (DayZ) 15]

I have stopped my server as well.