Looking to switch providers

[Edge100x]

The streaming log entries you're seeing in HLSW would be best. Or, the output from console.log in your server folder, if you have -condebug enabled.

The logs in the "logs" folder won't show the critical last few lines -- they always get cut off when the server crashes.

[JayCat]

I would like help locating the console.log and/or enabling -condebug if it is not. I have an appointment that I must go to and will be back in a couple hours.

Thanks

[Edge100x]

You would see console.log in the folder with hlds.exe, I believe, or in the mod folder. If you don't see it, restart your game server with the "-condebug" command line option, and you should see it created.

[JayCat]

I have enabled -condebug. I will post if/when it does it again.

[JayCat]

No crash yet, but for some reason it is writing everything in the console.log twice. Not a big deal except that the log is twice as big as it should be.

[Edge100x]

That's a bit strange -- I haven't seen it before. But at least it's there .

[JayCat]

Ok, I got another mdmp file this morning. There were only bots in there. It looks to me that the game didn't crash, only doing a dump. The time the mdmp file was created is 06:35:34.

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L 02/19/2010 - 06:34:58: Team "TERRORIST" triggered "Terrorists_Win" (CT "9") (T "10")
L 02/19/2010 - 06:34:58: Team "CT" scored "9" with "3" players
L 02/19/2010 - 06:34:58: Team "CT" scored "9" with "3" players
L 02/19/2010 - 06:34:58: Team "TERRORIST" scored "10" with "3" players
L 02/19/2010 - 06:34:58: Team "TERRORIST" scored "10" with "3" players
L 02/19/2010 - 06:34:58: World triggered "Round_End"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:34:58: World triggered "Round_End"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:35:07: World triggered "Round_Start"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:35:07: World triggered "Round_Start"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:35:26: "teamkeg.net Paul<1117><BOT><CT>" killed "teamkeg.net Dustin<1114><BOT><TERRORIST>" with "aug"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:35:26: "teamkeg.net Paul<1117><BOT><CT>" killed "teamkeg.net Dustin<1114><BOT><TERRORIST>" with "aug"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:35:34: "teamkeg.net Xander<1115><BOT><TERRORIST>" killed "teamkeg.net Paul<1117><BOT><CT>" with "ak47" (headshot)
L 02/19/2010 - 06:35:34: "teamkeg.net Xander<1115><BOT><TERRORIST>" killed "teamkeg.net Paul<1117><BOT><CT>" with "ak47" (headshot)
L 02/19/2010 - 06:35:37: "teamkeg.net Eric<1113><BOT><CT>" killed "teamkeg.net Xander<1115><BOT><TERRORIST>" with "m4a1"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:35:37: "teamkeg.net Eric<1113><BOT><CT>" killed "teamkeg.net Xander<1115><BOT><TERRORIST>" with "m4a1"
   VAC secure mode is activated.
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:01: "teamkeg.net Eric<1113><BOT><CT>" triggered "Touched_A_Hostage"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:01: "teamkeg.net Eric<1113><BOT><CT>" triggered "Touched_A_Hostage"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:01: "teamkeg.net Eric<1113><BOT><CT>" triggered "Touched_A_Hostage"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:01: "teamkeg.net Eric<1113><BOT><CT>" triggered "Touched_A_Hostage"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: "teamkeg.net Norm<1116><BOT><CT>" killed "teamkeg.net Jerry<1118><BOT><TERRORIST>" with "m4a1"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: "teamkeg.net Norm<1116><BOT><CT>" killed "teamkeg.net Jerry<1118><BOT><TERRORIST>" with "m4a1"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: Team "CT" triggered "CTs_Win" (CT "10") (T "10")
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: Team "CT" triggered "CTs_Win" (CT "10") (T "10")
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: Team "CT" scored "10" with "3" players
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: Team "CT" scored "10" with "3" players
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: Team "TERRORIST" scored "10" with "3" players
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: Team "TERRORIST" scored "10" with "3" players
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: World triggered "Round_End"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:02: World triggered "Round_End"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:12: World triggered "Round_Start"
L 02/19/2010 - 06:36:12: World triggered "Round_Start"

[Edge100x]

Shoot, it didn't spit out an error.

This could be someone using the rcon exploit, but it's strange that they would do it when the server is essentially empty.

To protect against the rcon exploit, you might try turning on the OS firewall and having it block TCP port 27015 while letting everything else through. That would prevent anyone from using rcon in the short term, so it would have collateral damage for your admins, but it's a good troubleshooting step.

Apart from an exploit, it could be a bug in the game or a plugin. Reading the .mdmp file can sometimes provide more information on this.

[JayCat]

I tried to upload the file but it wouldn't let me.