cmd line and cod4

[revhosting]

I've a strange problem with cod4. I'm using this default cmd line.

iw3mp.exe +set fs_savepath $[service.UserDirectory] +set dedicated 2 +set net_ip $[service.IpAddress] +set net_port $[service.GamePort] +set sv_maxclients $[service.Slots] +set sv_punkbuster "1" +exec server.cfg +map_rotate

I create cod4 server with tcadmin2 but server doesn't start properly. In task manager iw3mp.exe is stucked with 1.700 K memory even if i switch different command lines (nothing in log files). When i run the server with a bat file manually it works and from this moment it works on tcadmin2 too. It's like if iw3mp.exe needs a bat file to start the first time

[LFA]

Create a support ticket with the login to your server and the IP and port of a game server that is not starting up.

[LFA]

This was fixed by adding this batch script on the before start event:

IF NOT EXIST __iw3mp GOTO END

attrib -h __iw3mp
DEL __iw3mp

:END

Next time you can troubleshoot in Windows using the TCAdmin Service Browser. Select the service and click on the Show Interactive Service button. You can see the game console and check for errors. In this case it had a prompt asking if you want to start in safe mode. This message is removed by deleting __iw3mp.