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Unable to read maprot.cfg error
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22 Nov 13, 01:37AM
When I run Server.exe, I get the error:
"could not read config file 'config\maprot.cfg'
ERROR: AssaultCube fatal error: maprot unavailable"

This file exists and seems to be is perfect order.

Can anyone help me with this?
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22 Nov 13, 01:46AM
I didn't have this error on a 32-bit VPS, but I did on my 64-bit VPS (both running Ubuntu 12.04). Are you also running 64-bit?
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22 Nov 13, 01:54AM
He's on windows, Vanquish.
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22 Nov 13, 01:56AM
(22 Nov 13, 01:54AM)PhaNtom Wrote: He's on windows, Vanquish.

missed the part about the "server.exe", my bad, ignore my post :D
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22 Nov 13, 02:53AM
(22 Nov 13, 01:56AM)Vanquish Wrote:
(22 Nov 13, 01:54AM)PhaNtom Wrote: He's on windows, Vanquish.

missed the part about the "server.exe", my bad, ignore my post :D

Sorry, I should have specified. Thank you for posting, anyway. PhaNtom is right, I'm using Windows XP Pro SP3.
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22 Nov 13, 03:10AM (This post was last modified: 22 Nov 13, 03:12AM by vonunov.)
cacls "C:\Program Files\AssaultCube_v1.2.0.2\config" /T /E %USERNAME%:F

Paste this into elevated command prompt (Start > 'cmd' in search bar > wait for Command Prompt to appear above, then right-click it and Run as Administrator). You may need to edit that file path to point to the correct "config" directory where maprot.cfg is stored. After you run that command make sure it says it processed maprot.cfg, then see if the server works.

Also, check the CUBE_DIR in the .bat file that you use to launch the server and make sure it points correctly to the location where these config files are being stored.
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22 Nov 13, 03:23AM
Vanquish, I'm using Ubuntu x64 with no probs :)
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22 Nov 13, 03:46AM
Thanks, Jack, but the first part has me a little confused. I have no problem with using CMD, but I don't quite understand what you want.

As far as the second part goes, I have not batch file to run. As I understand it, the new version does not use a batch file to start the server. I used the config/servercmdline.txt to setup the server, and run server.exe using Windows Explorer.
Is there a better way?
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22 Nov 13, 03:53AM
Not sure as I don't run servers under Windows. Are you certain there's no server.bat anywhere? It's what tells the server binary where to find the config files, and the Linux servers still use similar shell scripts to launch.

I just noticed you said you're on XP, so ignore all that about how to open the command prompt; just open it and paste that cacls command in.
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22 Nov 13, 04:58AM
Ok, the old AC version did use a batch file. This new version doesn't include one, nor the batchfile which should help you create your own.
I only have two batch files. The first, assaultcube.bat, is used to start the game. The second, win32_cuberef2cubescript.bat, is of unknown function to me. It contains the following code:

rem Automatically allows MS Windows to transform ../reference.xml into ../../config/docs.cfg
rem This requires MSXSL, available at: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/...x?id=21714

msxsl.exe -o ..\..\config\docs.cfg -v ..\reference.xml cuberef2cubescript.xslt

I don't completely understand the function, as it uses commands unknown to me. Do you know anything about it?

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22 Nov 13, 09:53AM (This post was last modified: 22 Nov 13, 09:57AM by jamz.)
1.2.0.2 should be using server.bat. Mine is. If yours is missing, just copy it from 1.1; it's the same file.
edit: I updated your poll
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22 Nov 13, 05:27PM
(22 Nov 13, 09:53AM)jamz Wrote: 1.2.0.2 should be using server.bat. Mine is. If yours is missing, just copy it from 1.1; it's the same file.
edit: I updated your poll

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Yes, you should be running server.bat.
https://sourceforge.net/p/actiongame/cod...server.bat
See? It exists.

Its a current working directory sort of issue. If you don't want to use server.bat, execute the .exe from the folder the server.bat lives in (one folder up from the .exe).
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22 Nov 13, 05:33PM
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22 Nov 13, 06:31PM
Its over 9000.

Tends to happen whenever jamz sees a stupid poll.
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22 Nov 13, 07:05PM
(22 Nov 13, 06:31PM)Ronald_Reagan Wrote: Its over 9000.

Tends to happen whenever jamz sees a stupid poll.

We need more stupid poles then :D
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22 Nov 13, 07:23PM
Okay, thank you, jamZ and Ronald_Reagan.
Although, I'm not crazy about jamZ, shall I say, tampering, with the poll. I'm sure there are not 9005 votes on your option, just one. The three on the no are real, as well.
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22 Nov 13, 07:42PM (This post was last modified: 22 Nov 13, 07:42PM by Luc@s.)
actually there are 6 real votes on the third option. (so far). so it's the most voted answer
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23 Nov 13, 11:54AM
(22 Nov 13, 07:05PM)D3M0NW0LF Wrote: poles
http://forum.cubers.net/thread-4240.html
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