I have reported this right after the last update two weeks ago. Unfortunatly, I was the only one with this problem, so Valve decided to do nothing.
> Still having this problem, and it seems that several other people are as > well. When a fork crashes, its process becomes defunct and the only way > I've found to fix this problem is to restart srcds. There's no debug > log or core file generated when the crash happens as far as I can tell. > > I currently have one dead fork and one defunct process: > > $ ps -ef | grep defunct > srcds 25157 6559 1 Aug17 pts/1 00:15:33 [srcds_i486] <defunct> > > Could we at least get an acknowledgment or status update on this from > Valve? Pretty please? > > Thanks, > Dave > > David Parker wrote: >> Mine is a plain vanilla server. I haven't had all 6 forks die yet. It's >> always the first and third forks which stop responding, apparently at the >> same time, and I have to restart srcds to get them back. >> >> If there is a Valve person following this thread, I've looked through my >> logs but I have not yet found anything which indicates when or how these >> forks are crashing. If there is something specific I should be looking >> for, please let me know. >> >> - Dave >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Eric-Jan Riemers <riem...@binkey.nl> >> Date: Friday, August 7, 2009 8:16 pm >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] L4D forks keep crashing >> To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' >> <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> >> >>> I run 6 forks, l4d.. had to restart all of them "defunct" >>> >>> Some days ago, I had 2 defunct, had to restart too. Started >>> after the update >>> too. >>> >>> Could be we have a sourcemod plugin which is giving issues, but >>> if yours is >>> vanilla I presume its something else. >>> >>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >>> Van: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com >>> [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] Namens Jay Deiman >>> Verzonden: vrijdag 7 augustus 2009 21:09 >>> Aan: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >>> Onderwerp: Re: [hlds_linux] L4D forks keep crashing >>> >>> David A. Parker wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I have a Left 4 Dead server running 6 forks. Since the >>> update on July >>>> 31, two of the six forks have crashed several times. >>> Each time, the >>>> forks stop responding to A2A_PING or A2S_INFO queries, and if >>> I telnet >>>> to their consoles using netcon, I can type but I get no >>> response to >>>> commands. However, the master console shows the forks as >>> having players >>>> on them, even though they are clearly not even running anymore. >>>> >>>> Has anyone else experienced this? >>> Yep, same here. I have script that connects to the >>> consoles to get user >>> info via the rcon "status" command and it keeps failing until I >>> restart >>> the hlds. And yes, I think I started experiencing this >>> around the exact >>> same time. >>> >>> Jay >>> >>> -- >>> Jay Deiman >>> >>> \033:wq! >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> archives, please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> > > -- > > Dave Parker > Utica College > Integrated Information Technology Services > (315) 792-3229 > Registered Linux User #408177 > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
