RodeoBob Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I am not sure how many of you know about this software, as it is in beta testing atm. I am testing it now with my server and I would like to get your inputs on it. What it does is it feeds your PB server log data to a "specified" server (i.e., PBBans).....while it is doing this....your normal server logs are not affected. PB still creates and utilizes them. Mind you this is not the PBBans system that we were going to use...but this may be used in lieu of it depending upon bandwith utilization. If you answered yes, pm me. If you have any questions/comments/etc....post away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stymie Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 So let me see if I understand what you want..??? I give my logs to you or I hve some link to where that sends what? and who has that information, and what say do i have what is sent to them??? Who gets the data from those 4 config lines in my server EB or the other site?? Peace, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodeoBob Posted March 12, 2004 Author Share Posted March 12, 2004 It is a simple operation: 1. You add a few lines to your server.cfg file 2. When you server is started, you will see your logs as normal in the pb/svlogs folder 3. Your server will send your log entries to a log that is created for your server and is located on the PBBans server....(ugg you mentioned that other sites name). 4. The log that is sent to PBBans stops at midnight and a new one is created.....so theoretically daily logs of your server is kept in a "Repository" at PBBans. 5. This information is not being delivered to any other location to include EvenBalance or that "other" site. 6. We are working on it now....we are trying to get a unique username and password for each server admin to use. That way he can only view his own logs. VOD has used the "Repository" system for a full day now....and it seems to be working well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stymie Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Sign me up.... you know my server info.. post the commands and where to put them bob it will be hooked up pronto. Peace, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny|sF Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I am already doing it with the other site. dont know if they activated it yet, but I do know that if you guys want to give it a try I will change my settings and put PBBans up as repositblahblah server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I'm interested; 2x ET public servers. Only concern though is if it eats much CPU or bandwidth (I'm assuming hardly any). Also for testing cheats, is there a easy switch (like can set password easily) to disable the logging (or just filter out violations relating to "Admin_Testing"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodeoBob Posted March 12, 2004 Author Share Posted March 12, 2004 Here are the four lines that you need to put in your server config: pb_sv_logaddr 63.171.64.22 pb_sv_logport 24389 pb_sv_loguser someuser (create yourself a username) pb_sv_logpw somepass (create yourself a password) Once you add them....reboot your server :) Here are the three items I need from you to complete the process: 1. Your game server ip addy 2. Your username 3. Your password PM me those three items and it takes 2 secs to get it set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stymie Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 Thanks Bob, I it worked first time through... I like the fact you dont even know its there.... Peace, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<OFF>Kazaza Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 well ive got a little question... As we (my clan) runs multiple servers, how are we supposed to set them up? All of them are not 24/7/365, but there is at least one up like that... And, we are hosting two other clans servers for now. I am administrating those servers and have all access there is to have... I see that it became more then one question for you.... :) #1 Should I set all servers up for the repository? #2 Can I submit bans from the servers that I admin, even though the server is not wearing our clantag? #3 How should I set it up for more then one server? Maybe as an answer to my own question number 3, I have a suggestion: I make a different username for each one of those servers. Is that fine by you? As I wrote they are not always online.... We are still finetuning a "big" server atm and that is why they are currently not online all of them... We are counting on hosting between 8-12 servers on that computer when we are finished... some for other clans and a couple for our use only... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodeoBob Posted March 13, 2004 Author Share Posted March 13, 2004 #1 Should I set all servers up for the repository? You can set up the servers as long as those that "rent/lease/own" them are registered. #2 Can I submit bans from the servers that I admin, even though the server is not wearing our clantag? As long as the clan leader or server admin from each server is registered and voices their approval for you submitting for them. #3 How should I set it up for more then one server? As long as they are registered......you can set up the username/password however you like. They key thing to remember. The username/password acts like a certificate. We have your username/password assigned to the ip addy of your server. So, the Repository will only allow communication from that ip as long as the username/password matches. My suggestion use a key identifier from the clan (clan tag, server name, etc) for the username. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depetris 1967 Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 Yes bob, I'd love to have it set up on my servers. I have more than one though so how would we go about setting them all up for it? Dep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 I take it PB will continue to also make logs like normal on the server? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoD|Sparky Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 I take it PB will continue to also make logs like normal on the server? Yes It will continue to make logs on your server. All it does sends a copy of your logs to repository system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodeoBob Posted March 21, 2004 Author Share Posted March 21, 2004 So far, so good....the beta testing of the Repository seems to be working. The software itself is a bit buggy.....but it does capture the logs. Out of those 9 that said yes.......not everyone has updated their server.cfg files nor have contacted me with their server ip info. I really want to try to push the Repository and PBBans server to a good limit to see what sorta stress it places on the bandwith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodeoBob Posted March 27, 2004 Author Share Posted March 27, 2004 Still seeking some server admin to help out with beta testing this Repository. I really want to push the limits of it to see what affects it has on the the PBBans server bandwith. C'mon guys help me out here :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-7-Slappy Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 I'll get the clans we're friendly with to help out if possible. Some of them enjoy 24/7 activity on their ET servers, so it should be a good workout for ya! Is ours still reporting as it should? Hopefully ET Pro 3 didn't bork anything. Let me know if I need to change a cfg or something. 69.31.6.30:27960. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JarHead- Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 If its not to late, I would also like to assist on testing this out. Somehow I missed this original post back in March. Just now saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirRobHiFi Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Sure, Bob will hook you up. :P We should be aiming at EVERY server using this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodeoBob Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 Folks, I honestly don't see the big problem behind this. The repository is designed to assist you and not "release" your private secrets to the public. These logs get stored on the PBBans server for safe keeping. We need more folks to help out....c'mon jump on board and give us a hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[BoD]Benbo Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 i should have my server back online by the weekend sometime. ill sort mine out for the repository. I take it it transmits the entire pb log and then u guys will filter it? also if ya need any other help with it, dunno what, gimme a pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodeoBob Posted April 8, 2004 Author Share Posted April 8, 2004 It actually sends a steady mirror transmission of your pb log entries. Your server pb logs will remain intact. Here is a scenario for you that may help: You start your server at 8am on 8 Apr 04 (with the Repository settings) you will see a log created in your pb sv logs dir ex. 00000001.log. At the same time, the Repository is beginning to receive your streaming data. The log files on the Repository server are named differently. They are named based upon the date. So in the above example the first log for your server will have 8 Apr somewhere in the name of the Repository log. The log files automatically change after 24 hours. So, in effect, you will have daily logs. If you don't reboot your server for 5 days, you will have one log on your game server....and 5 logs on the repository server. Did that help? Essentially, what I am trying to get at is you will still have your normal server logs in the location you are use too. At the same time, the Repository will have a streamed copy backed up for you. As to answering the question of how the Repository logs will be integrated......that is a programmer question. CJ is back in a limited fashion and is aware of the Repository logs. I am not sure of the end result. We may come up with 2 options.....1 for those who use the Repository and the 2nd for those who choose not too. If I had my way, I would make it mandatory for the Repository as this ensures security in the logs and eliminates the possibilities of tampering with the logs (i.e., adding bans that are not real). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[EE]S}{IT_S}{OT Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 Just added to our server and sent the IP, user and pass in PM...let me know if its OK please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirRobHiFi Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 The beauty off this system is the ability for us at this end to parse out stuff easily. Say for example you have cvar logging enabled, we can have certain cvars flagged (searching for keywords like "aim" "wallhack" and so on) and if anyone on your server has cheat cvars we'll have that info at our fingertips. Manually browsing these logs for stuff like that is extremely tedious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{VOD}CJ Posted April 9, 2004 Share Posted April 9, 2004 I haven't looked into the repository yet, but this is how it will work: If you are using the repository, you won't need to do anything. Your logs will be parsed and violations added without you having to do anything. You won't need PAT or any other program. Technically, the only thing that needs to be figured out is associating the log files with admin accounts here at pbbans. Parsing and logging the violations is easy. I'll create an archive system that will organize all the incoming logs. If you do not use the repository, you will need to submit your logs to us. PAT will take care of this for you automatically, or you can submit them manually. There will also be a PHP version of PAT that will have a mini-MPI (for your server(s)) and a few other admin tools. At this point, I don't think we should make the repository mandatory. It is still in the testing stages and some admins may not want to use it for a variety of reasons. I don't have an ETA for any of this. As Bob said, I have limited time for PBBans right now. I want to thank all of you who PMed and e-mailed me with well wishes after the death of my father. I won't forget that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-7-Slappy Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Sooooo, is our server still reporting as it should be? I've gotten a few new catches, but haven't submitted sv_cheat.log files figuring I'm okay to be lazy at this point. :D IP is 69.31.6.30:27960 btw. Let me know if I need to send in any new ones though, be happy to oblige. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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