How do you become an admin on localhost?

Da Best · Post by **Da Best** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:51 am

When u run a solo game with robots on localhost how do you get the permission needed to set variables?

Post by **L4m3r** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:43 am

Set a server password and use /password to make yourself an admin.

...unless you're starting the server from the BZFlag client, in which case I have no idea.

person1 · Post by **person1** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:32 pm

in your config file/command line put the following:

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-password "[password]"

or use the following your map file:

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options
  -password "[password]"
end

unless

L4m3r wrote:...unless you're starting the server from the BZFlag client, in which case I have no idea.

Then I do not believe you can.

Da Best · Post by **Da Best** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:55 pm

I dont understand could you post it more directional? i have no clue what ur talkin bout

person1 · Post by **person1** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:56 pm

are you running the server throught the game? meaning are you going to
join game->start server or are you running the server throught a command prompt?

Da Best · Post by **Da Best** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:31 pm

well i start the server frmo the game... yes thats how i do it

Spazzy McGee · Post by **Spazzy McGee** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:34 pm

i don't think you can. the start server thing is for really basic lan games. if you want server control you need to use bzfs.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:37 pm

Da Best
the in game server start does not give all options. please read the manual and these forums on how to start a game from the command line using a config file. it will provide you will all options.

Da Best · Post by **Da Best** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:28 pm

Thanks and where is the manual and what can you do with bzfs.

Also any links to the topic that has the guides?... i can search for it myself but it would take me a while...

anyways thanks for your help

dango · Post by **dango** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:47 pm

http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2915

you could've checked the "servers:general discussion" page

The Knights Who Say Ni · Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:19 am

person1 wrote:
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options
  -password "[password]"
end

i dont think you can do that because if some one saved your map then they could find out the password

Post by **L4m3r** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:26 pm

The Knights Who Say Ni wrote:
person1 wrote:
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  -password "[password]"
end
i dont think you can do that because if some one saved your map then they could find out the password

Yeah, actually, I don't think BZFS will even let you do that for that reason.

Sir Lance-A-Lot · Post by **Sir Lance-A-Lot** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:33 pm

Maybe I'm wrong, but...
Doesn't the in-game "Start Server" option use the bzfs.conf file in the "Data" folder as a server config file?

If it does, you could edit it with a -password yourpasshere option - right?

Or maybe I don't understand it correctly...

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How do you become an admin on localhost?

How do you become an admin on localhost?

Im afraid i dont understand what you mean...

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Thanks.. But wheres the manual