TS2 Crash When Server Stop

**Label2021** · 26-01-2005, 05:07

Extremely annoying crash I get here. This crash seems to happen whenever I try to STOP a server so I can delete it. It immediately crashes the TS2 server and I have to reboot the system before I can run it again. I realise, that after the crash, there is a process server_linux, except one of them has (defunct) next to its status. I was told using kernel 2.6 may cause some issues, but I am using 2.4

Any one know a fix? I am on Redhat Enterprise 3. I have absolutely no way of removing a server now because of this bug. Thanks all

-LabeL-

**guldi** · 26-01-2005, 10:51

that's a new issue to me ?
Hopefully you do not have to remove servers each day (else you maybe should reconisder what you do

- Can't you kill the server thread and then restart it ?
- If there's still a .pid file, delete it before you restart the server

**Label2021** · 27-01-2005, 03:23

Yes indeed it is a strange issue. But it has happened the past 2 times I tried to stop a server to remove it from the list, and now I am paranoid to try it again because I do not feel like having a million emails in my inbox saying "What happened to server?"

Would anyone know what might possibly I could try, or maybe what could be happening?

**gasxtreme** · 27-01-2005, 23:17

ya, exact same thing happens to me.... when i stop a virtual server, it crashes the entire server.... to fix it i have to kill all the ts server processes, then login and delete the .pid file, then restart the teamspeak server.... this has happened on 4 seperate occasions.... i need a fix, as i sell teamspeak server so my clients are getting quite upset.... thanks...
-steve

**guldi** · 28-01-2005, 08:22

another problem with virtual servers under Linux. Have you guys checked the "Linux defunct..." thread ? Maybe this is related ? Seems as if the Linux server is getting problems if the vServer amount is too high ?

**dsc_chris** · 28-01-2005, 18:21

I am 99% sure this is the crashing issue.

**dsc_chris** · 28-01-2005, 18:25

Just so everyone knows.

TS Server - Linux - Defunct Process

We have a thread on this and the ts devs care to do nothing about it apparently.... We found this out the other day with some extensive testing.

**Label2021** · 30-01-2005, 08:36

Originally Posted by guldi

another problem with virtual servers under Linux. Have you guys checked the "Linux defunct..." thread ? Maybe this is related ? Seems as if the Linux server is getting problems if the vServer amount is too high ?

What do you mean by this? by vServer I mean, is this something I can change to fix? This is not a problem I like to enjoy dealing with at all.

My old server host, never had this issue, and even the specs I had on the VDS were less than what I have now. But with my new host, and better specs, it has this issue.

-LabeL-

**Label2021** · 30-01-2005, 08:43

Originally Posted by guldi

that's a new issue to me ?
Hopefully you do not have to remove servers each day (else you maybe should reconisder what you do

- Can't you kill the server thread and then restart it ?
- If there's still a .pid file, delete it before you restart the server

Oh, and also, Guldi, I am not referring to the actual TS2 daemon, I refer to the "mini" or "virtual" servers within the actual TS2 server. When I manually stop one of these through webmin, then it crashes. It just seemed as if you thought I was referring to the TS2 daemon and not the seperate servers.

-LabeL-

**guldi** · 30-01-2005, 21:44

vServer = virtual servers (I guess the one you're talking about)

It was just a guess that this could be related to what is posted in the Linux defunct thread ??

**Peter** · 31-01-2005, 17:13

Hi there,

since we have been unable to reproduce the problem until now, I will just ask for some data from you label, and from anybody else that has the problem where the TS server goes defunct when stopping or starting a server - please answer the questions.

This crash seems to happen whenever I try to STOP a server so I can delete it.

Is this stopping the server via webadmin or via tcpquery?

I am on Redhat Enterprise 3.

Please state the output of "uname -a" and the distribution you use. It seems I have only heard from RH Enterprise causing this?

I have absolutely no way of removing a server now because of this bug.

How often does the bug occure for the other guys? It seems for Label it is every time, howmany server stop/start cycles do you need to go through until it locks up (in average)?

**gasxtreme** · 31-01-2005, 19:43