Beginners question

[Merkur]

Hi

I succeeded in installing the server. Look at the ssh-transcript:
xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh start
Starting the TeamSpeak 3 server
TeamSpeak 3 server started, for details please view the log file
xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$

But I don't know how to access the teamspeak server now
I tried with my teamspeak client and tried to connect to my newly installed server using the domainname of my host.
I had to enter a port and entered the default (9987) - but I'm not shure whether this was right because I didn't configure my host for using this port. I guess it is because of this port that my client didn't get connection to my installed teamspeak server.

Well, you see, I'm a beginner. :-(

Don't know what to do now.

Thanks for your patience

Merkur

[Zion96]

Hey Merkur

Can you please type in your ssh client: "./ts3server_startscript.sh status" and post the result here.

[Merkur]

I don't get the server running again. Look the ssh-transcript:

xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh status
Server seems to have died
xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh start
ts3server.pid found, but no server running. Possibly your previously started server crashed
Please view the logfile for details.
Starting the TeamSpeak 3 server
TeamSpeak 3 server started, for details please view the log file
xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh status
Server seems to have died

------ end of transcript

Maybe the logfile can help. The contents of logfile is:

2010-02-06 16:15:08.041584|INFO |ServerLibPriv | | Server Version: 3.0.0-beta17 [Build: 10115]
2010-02-06 16:15:08.042038|INFO |DatabaseQuery | | dbPlugin name: SQLite3 plugin, (c)TeamSpeak Systems GmbH
2010-02-06 16:15:08.042077|INFO |DatabaseQuery | | dbPlugin version: 3.6.21
2010-02-06 16:15:08.042445|INFO |DatabaseQuery | | checking database integrity (may take a while)
2010-02-06 16:15:08.063458|INFO |SQL | | db_CreateTables() tables created
2010-02-06 16:15:08.439379|WARNING |Accounting | | Unable to find valid license key, falling back to limited functionality
2010-02-06 16:15:08.471339|INFO |FileManager | | listening on 0.0.0.0:30033
2010-02-06 16:15:08.653685|INFO |VirtualServer | 1| listening on 0.0.0.0:9987
2010-02-06 16:15:08.654485|INFO |VirtualServer | 1| client 'server'(id:0) added token for servergroup 'Server Admin'(id:6)
2010-02-06 16:15:08.654844|WARNING |VirtualServer | 1| --------------------------------------------------------
2010-02-06 16:15:08.655189|WARNING |VirtualServer | 1| ServerAdmin token created, please use the line below
2010-02-06 16:15:08.655540|WARNING |VirtualServer | 1| token=xxxxxx
2010-02-06 16:15:08.655886|WARNING |VirtualServer | 1| --------------------------------------------------------
2010-02-06 16:15:08.656368|INFO |Query | | whitelist ips: 127.0.0.1,
2010-02-06 16:15:08.657335|INFO |Query | | listening on 0.0.0.0:10011
2010-02-06 16:15:44.728570|INFO |ServerMain | | Received signal SIGTERM, shutting down.
2010-02-06 16:15:44.921743|INFO |VirtualServer | 1| stopped


Thanks for help!

[Zion96]

eh now you have to delete the ts3server.pid file. after that you should be able to start the server.

[Merkur]

Thanks for your answer.

After deleting this file I tried starting the server again. Look what I got:

xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh start
Starting the TeamSpeak 3 server
TeamSpeak 3 server started, for details please view the log file
xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh status
Server seems to have died

---- end of transcript

Don't you think I need a license file ?

Bacause in the manual I read the following:
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(3) License File
----------------

To run the TeamSpeak 3 Server you require a license file. The license can be
obtained at https://sales.teamspeakusa.com/.

Without a proper license file available the server will refuse to start. Once
the license file is available, copy it into the TeamSpeak 3 Server directory,
where the server executable is located.

--- end of citation

I tried the URL cited above and asked for a non profit license what is applicable in my case. I'll get it within one hour I was told.

I'll try that and will post the result.

Thanks for help

Merkur

[Merkur]

Well, I got the license key file and put it into the folder. Than I stopped the server and restarted. But it doesn't work. Look:

xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh stop
Stopping the TeamSpeak 3 serverdone
xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh status
No server running (ts3server.pid is missing)
xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh start
Starting the TeamSpeak 3 server
TeamSpeak 3 server started, for details please view the log file
xxxxx:~/teamspeak3-server_linux-x86$ ./ts3server_startscript.sh status
Server seems to have died

----- end of transcript

Strangely enough there is no record of stopping and restarting in the log file. The logfile didn't change for hours !

What can I do now ?

[Alcazar]

If you run the server under a normal user, this user has to have write-permission in the folder/subfolder of teamspeak3.
There are some files to be created when running the server, i. e. the pid file, the files for data transfer and the serverlogs.

[Merkur]

Thanks for your hints.

I wonder how dangerous it might be to run the server under the user root.

Are there known difficulties/dangers?

[Prototype]

There is a lot of information on this forum, read all the posts.

perhaps this gives you some answers:
http://forum.teamspeak.com/showthread.php?t=46551

Never run anything under root if it is unnecessary, if there is a bug in the code, which is very normal since almost any software program contains bugs it may be possible to get root access to your machine.
And you dont want that !

[Merkur]

Edit by mod
Please don't use this outdated script anymore! The script got an overhaul long time ago.
Please use the minimal or startscript instead

OK. Thanks.

I don't understand most of what is posted there. :-(

But indeed in my case, too, I first run the server under 'root' and now I can't run it as normal user 'teamspeaker'

So I tried to delete the respective file I expected in the folder /dev/shm/

But there is no file in /dev/shm/ on my server. The folder shm is empty.

I tried the command-line suggested in the thread you linked to, to find the file:

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.../teamspeak3-server_linux-x86# su --shell=/bin/bash --command="strace ./ts3server_linux_x86 inifile=ts3server.ini" teamspeaker
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But I got:
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bash: strace: command not found
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Now I don't know how to proceed. :-(