At 06:29 PM 3/5/97 -0600, Pete Poff wrote:
>Hi,
> I have installed just base of Debian. I have not added any extra
>software. But I have added Envy 1.0 which is a type of mud. I'm trying
>to run it and to start it, I have to run the startup script. I'm getting
>all kinds of errors when I running it. Just to make sure I'm doing it
>right, I type '. startup' right? Also if someone could take a look at
>the startup file I have attached and maybe tell me whats is wrong, it
>would really make my day.
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Hi Pete :)
Gosh, this question almost belongs in rec.mud.admin, doesn't it? :)
I run a modified Rom2.4 on a Debian box and they are similar, as you
know :)
I'm not sure if tcsh is in the base package, but I'm thinking that it is.
Your (and my) startup files are c-shell files and if you try to run it from
a bash shell it will not work.
Try typing tcsh from the prompt and see if you get a new shell. If
not, then you may want to get the csh-x.x.etc.deb file from the ftp site and
run it. I'm pretty sure you don't have to, though. Hell, let me check...
Ok, tcsh works. So you want to tcsh, then go to where your startup
is and type ./startup & <--- the ampersand runs the mud as a background
process, which is what you want to do.
A ps- ax will show you both the startup script and the envy xxxx
running at all times. Once began, the startup script actually controls
the mud environment, including reboots, shutdowns, etc.
Hope this helps :) I might drop by your mud once you get it up...
Regards,
Kendrick
Ataraxia of Planet Zero 205.219.244.25 9000
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