A18 Exp - Dedicated Server - can't initialize

Seraphin · October 20, 2019

Hi everyone

I'm trying to start a fresh game on an dedicated linux server. Whatever I'm trying, it fails to start:

ERR [steamworks.NET] Could not initialize GameServer

I've tried to create RWG by the dedicted server itself, tried to pre-generate on my windows client and copying onto my server, tried PREGEN01 and last Navezgane too.

My server has only 8gb of RAM, I've read the known issues:

Linux machines with 8 GB RAM may crash on generating RWG worlds
Linux machines with 8 GB RAM may crash when loading into RWG games

That's why I tried PREGEN01 and Navezgane too but without any difference.

Also I've tried to update the server via steamcmd for verifying the data, seems to be ok so far.

A17 was able to run on the server earlier.

Any ideas anyone?

Unable to preload the following plugins:
libMouseLib.so
libeac_server.so
libeasyanticheat.so
libgetrss.so
libsteam_api.so
steamclient.so
libMouseLib.so
Initialize engine version: 2019.1.0f2 (292b93d75a2c)
Forcing GfxDevice: Null
GfxDevice: creating device client; threaded=0
NullGfxDevice:
   Version:  NULL 1.0 [1.0]
   Renderer: Null Device
   Vendor:   Unity Technologies
Begin MonoManager ReloadAssembly
- Completed reload, in  0.102 seconds
UnloadTime: 0.747135 ms
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.075 INF Awake
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.135 INF Version: Alpha 18 (b152) Compatibility Version: Alpha 18, Build: Linux 64 Bit
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.135 INF System information:
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.174 INF    OS: Linux 4.15 Ubuntu 18.04 64bit
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.175 INF    CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4160 CPU @ 3.60GHz (cores: 4)
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.175 INF    RAM: 7779 MB
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.175 INF    GPU: Null Device (128 MB)
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.176 INF    Graphics API: NULL 1.0 [1.0] (shader level 3.0)
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.176 INF Last played version: Alpha 15.1
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.177 INF Local UTC offset: 2 hours
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.185 INF Command line arguments: /home/gameserver/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/7DaysToDieServer.x86_64 -configfile=/home/gameserver/.local/share/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/serverconfig.xml -logfile /home/gameserver/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/output_log__20191020__1553 -quit -batchmode -nographics -dedicated
2019-10-20T15:53:03 0.187 INF Parsing server configfile: /home/gameserver/.local/share/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/serverconfig.xml
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.255 INF Parsing server configfile successfully completed
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.256 INF Starting dedicated server level=Navezgane game name=Sera7DTD
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.256 INF Maximum allowed players: 4
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.256 INF Game mode: GameModeSurvival
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.256 INF Dedicated server only build
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.257 INF Not running in Big Picture Mode, no on-screen keyboard available
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.257 INF Starting PlayerInputManager...
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.276 INF InControl (version 1.6.17 build 9143, native module = False, XInput = False)
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.410 INF Starting UserProfileManager...
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.471 INF Occlusion: Awake
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.474 INF Texture quality is set to 3
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.526 INF [MODS] No mods folder found
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.536 INF Loading permissions file at '/home/gameserver/.local/share/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/serveradmin.xml'
2019-10-20T15:53:04 0.551 INF Loading permissions file done.
2019-10-20T15:53:06 2.496 INF UMA Overlay loading took 1430 ms
2019-10-20T15:53:06 2.498 INF UMA Slot loading took 1 ms
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD_DELTA' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'ShadowCaster' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - All passes removed
2019-10-20T15:53:06 3.196 INF WorldStaticData.Init() needed 0.694s
2019-10-20T15:53:06 3.198 INF Awake done in 3124 ms
2019-10-20T15:53:06 3.224 INF NET: Starting server protocols
Fallback handler could not load library /home/gameserver/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/7DaysToDieServer_Data/Mono/libKernel32
Fallback handler could not load library /home/gameserver/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/7DaysToDieServer_Data/Mono/libKernel32.so
Fallback handler could not load library /home/gameserver/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/7DaysToDieServer_Data/Mono/Kernel32
Fallback handler could not load library /home/gameserver/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/7DaysToDieServer_Data/Mono/libKernel32
Fallback handler could not load library /home/gameserver/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/7DaysToDieServer_Data/Mono/libKernel32.so
Fallback handler could not load library /home/gameserver/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/7DaysToDieServer_Data/Mono/libKernel32
2019-10-20T15:53:07 3.260 INF NET: LiteNetLib server started
2019-10-20T15:53:07 3.261 INF [steamworks.NET] NET: Server started
2019-10-20T15:53:07 3.261 INF Started thread SteamNetworkingServer
2019-10-20T15:53:07 3.264 INF StartGame
2019-10-20T15:53:07 3.494 INF Persistent GamePrefs saved

2019-10-20T15:53:07 3.594 INF StartAsServer
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD_DELTA' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'ShadowCaster' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - All passes removed
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD_DELTA' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'ShadowCaster' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - All passes removed
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD_DELTA' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'ShadowCaster' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - All passes removed
2019-10-20T15:53:17 13.307 INF Block IDs with mapping
2019-10-20T15:53:17 13.308 INF BlockIDs from Mapping
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD_DELTA' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'ShadowCaster' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - All passes removed
2019-10-20T15:53:20 17.203 INF Item IDs with mapping
2019-10-20T15:53:20 17.203 INF ItemIDs from Mapping
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Hidden/Dof/DX11Dof' - Pass '' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Hidden/Dof/DX11Dof' - Setting to default shader.
HDR Render Texture not supported, disabling HDR on reflection probe.

(Filename: ./Runtime/Camera/ReflectionProbes.cpp Line: 269)

WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'FORWARD_DELTA' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - Pass 'ShadowCaster' has no vertex shader
WARNING: Shader Unsupported: 'Autodesk Interactive' - All passes removed
2019-10-20T15:53:36 32.321 INF createWorld: Navezgane, Sera7DTD, GameModeSurvival
2019-10-20T15:53:36 32.322 INF Occlusion: Disabled
2019-10-20T15:53:36 32.379 INF Started thread ChunkRegeneration
2019-10-20T15:53:36 32.380 INF Started thread ChunkCalc
2019-10-20T15:53:36 32.475 INF World.Load: Navezgane
2019-10-20T15:53:36 32.492 INF BloodMoon SetDay: day 7, last day 0, freq 7, range 3
2019-10-20T15:53:36 32.493 INF BloodMoon SetDay: day 7, last day 0, freq 7, range 3
2019-10-20T15:53:39 35.952 INF Started thread GenerateChunks
2019-10-20T15:53:40 36.328 INF Loading dtm raw file took 325ms
2019-10-20T15:53:40 36.461 INF Biomes image size w= 3072, h = 3072
2019-10-20T15:53:40 36.669 INF Loading and creating biomes took 340ms
2019-10-20T15:53:41 37.972 INF Loading and creating shader control textures took 1303ms
2019-10-20T15:53:42 38.627 INF Loading and parsing of generator took 655ms
2019-10-20T15:53:42 38.679 INF Started thread SaveChunks /home/gameserver/.local/share/7DaysToDie/Alpha18Exp/Navezgane/Sera7DTD/Region
2019-10-20T15:53:43 39.956 INF [DECO] read 0/0
2019-10-20T15:53:44 40.381 INF AstarManager Init
2019-10-20T15:53:44 41.104 INF Weather Packages Created FROM BIOMES
2019-10-20T15:53:44 41.104 INF createWorld() done
2019-10-20T15:53:44 41.106 INF Calculating world hashes
2019-10-20T15:53:44 41.108 INF Loading players.xml
2019-10-20T15:53:44 41.198 INF Loaded player
2019-10-20T15:53:45 41.409 INF Setting for 'BlockDamagePlayer' does not match the default (server will go to the modded category): current = 50, default = 100
2019-10-20T15:53:45 41.409 INF Setting for 'BlockDamageAI' does not match the default (server will go to the modded category): current = 50, default = 100
2019-10-20T15:53:45 41.409 INF Setting for 'BlockDamageAIBM' does not match the default (server will go to the modded category): current = 50, default = 100
2019-10-20T15:53:45 41.409 INF Setting for 'LootRespawnDays' does not match the default (server will go to the modded category): current = 28, default = 30
2019-10-20T15:53:45 41.409 INF Setting for 'AirDropFrequency' does not match the default (server will go to the modded category): current = 168, default = 72
2019-10-20T15:53:45 41.409 INF Setting for 'BuildCreate' does not match the default (server will go to the modded category): current = True, default = False
2019-10-20T15:53:45 41.514 INF StartGame done
2019-10-20T15:53:46 42.324 ERR [steamworks.NET] Could not initialize GameServer
2019-10-20T15:53:49 45.687 INF Calculating hashes took 4581 ms (world size 683 MiB)

vinanrra · October 20, 2019

I have same problem:

Full log: https://pastebin.com/JUjchPGq

I get this error:

7days | [s_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.

7days | dlopen failed trying to load:

7days | steamclient.so

7days | with error:

7days | steamclient.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

7days | [s_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to locate a running instance of Steam, or a local steamclient.so.

7days | 2019-10-17T22:29:26 44.216 ERR [steamworks.NET] Could not initialize GameServer

7days | 2019-10-17T22:29:30 47.909 INF Calculating hashes took 4572 ms (world size 683 MiB)

Because of this:

7days | Unable to preload the following plugins:

7days | libMouseLib.so

7days | libeac_server.so

7days | libeasyanticheat.so

7days | libgetrss.so

7days | libsteam_api.so

7days | steamclient.so

7days | libMouseLib.so

rentechd · October 22, 2019

Is steamnetworking disabled in the configuration?

Seraphin · October 22, 2019

SteamNetworking is disabled (=listed) in serverconfig.xml. If enabled (=removed), it's still not initializing.

But either if enabled or disabled, the log shows:

2019-10-22T22:28:43 3.237 INF [steamworks.NET] NET: Server started

2019-10-22T22:28:43 3.238 INF Started thread SteamNetworkingServer

Meanwhile I also reinstalled 7DTD server and SteamCMD on my server, as also added another 8GB RAM (so there's a total of 16GB now). Generation of RWG is working now, but still not initializing.

**SylenThunder** · October 22, 2019

post whole log. use pastebin

Seraphin · October 22, 2019

Here it is: https://pastebin.com/npX37AxL

**SylenThunder** · October 23, 2019

You wouldn't happen to still have the log from when you first started this map and made the world would you?

Seraphin · October 23, 2019

If you mean the log from my first post where I opening this topic: No I don't have it anymore. I missed to do a backup when deleting and re-installing 7DTD server.

If you mean the first logafter the re-install while creating the world, it's this one: https://pastebin.com/ujKtEwu3

I had to shorten it as it hit pastebin's guest limit. But the removed lines are marked and follow the same scheme of the same missing prefab remnant_business_1.

**SylenThunder** · October 23, 2019

If you mean the log from my first post where I opening this topic: No I don't have it anymore. I missed to do a backup when deleting and re-installing 7DTD server.

If you mean the first logafter the re-install while creating the world, it's this one: https://pastebin.com/ujKtEwu3

I had to shorten it as it hit pastebin's guest limit. But the removed lines are marked and follow the same scheme of the same missing prefab remnant_business_1.

Yep that's the bugger.

Edit rwgmixer.xml line 337 to change remnant_business_1 into remnant_business_01 and then you'll be able to make the map again. Wipe the save data you currently have, and start over.

Seraphin · October 23, 2019

Yep that's the bugger.

Edit rwgmixer.xml line 337 to change remnant_business_1 into remnant_business_01 and then you'll be able to make the map again. Wipe the save data you currently have, and start over.

Thank you so far.

Although the error about missing remnant_business Prefab is gone, the server still doesn't initialize: https://pastebin.com/2tWw5REP

**SylenThunder** · October 23, 2019

Hmm. everything looks normal from what I can see. It gets to right before it finishes initialization and stops. How long have you let it sit there once it gets to that point?

Seraphin · October 23, 2019

How long have you let it sit there once it gets to that point?

Not sure if I understand you correctly ... First time I tried a connect was shortly after the log told about failed initialization, last time was just now ... so there's a timeframe of about 5,5 hours in between. But as the log tells already about a failed initialization, I didn't expect it to work after some waiting.

edit: ... it looks like it could be a similar error like Virtualbox VM - Linux - 64Bit Ubuntu 18.04 - A18 Server - Server Still Initializing on a first sight, even though there it is a virtual machine (while mine is physical) and you suspected unfullfilled hardware specs there. /edit

edit₂: Just tried to start the server again with unmodified serverconfig.xml (replaced with the shipped one) and serveradmin.xml (deleted), still the server can`t initialize: https://pastebin.com/ZuKA2aBy /edit₂

[see https://pastebin.com/2tWw5REP for lines before]

2019-10-23T07:40:00 2411.815 INF StartGame done
2019-10-23T07:40:02 2413.430 ERR [steamworks.NET] Could not initialize GameServer
2019-10-23T07:40:04 2415.529 INF Calculating hashes took 4101 ms (world size 671 MiB)
2019-10-23T07:42:48 2579.732 INF NET: LiteNetLib: Connect from: 192.168.144.101:57561
2019-10-23T07:42:48 2579.734 INF Started thread NCS_Reader_0_0
2019-10-23T07:42:48 2579.734 INF Started thread NCS_Writer_0_0
2019-10-23T07:42:48 2579.735 INF Started thread NCS_Reader_0_1
2019-10-23T07:42:48 2579.736 INF [NET] PlayerConnected EntityID=-1, PlayerID='', OwnerID='', PlayerName=''
2019-10-23T07:42:48 2579.736 INF Started thread NCS_Writer_0_1
2019-10-23T07:42:48 2579.741 INF NPCID.Write
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2579.959 INF NPPL.Read
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2579.972 INF PlayerLogin: Seraphin/Alpha 18
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2579.972 INF Client IP: 192.168.144.101
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2579.974 INF Kicking player (Server is still initializing): EntityID=-1, PlayerID='76561197997848339', OwnerID='', PlayerName='Seraphin'
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2580.077 INF NET: LiteNetLib: Client disconnect from: 192.168.144.101:57561 (RemoteConnectionClose)
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2580.077 INF [NET] PlayerDisconnected EntityID=-1, PlayerID='76561197997848339', OwnerID='', PlayerName='Seraphin'
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2580.078 INF Player disconnected: EntityID=-1, PlayerID='76561197997848339', OwnerID='', PlayerName='Seraphin'
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2580.079 INF Exited thread NCS_Reader_0_0
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2580.079 INF Exited thread NCS_Reader_0_1
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2580.079 INF Exited thread NCS_Writer_0_1
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2580.079 INF Exited thread NCS_Writer_0_0
2019-10-23T07:42:49 2580.481 ERR DisconnectClient: Player 76561197997848339 not found
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.104 INF NET: LiteNetLib: Connect from: 192.168.144.101:53475
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.108 INF Started thread NCS_Reader_1_0
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.108 INF Started thread NCS_Writer_1_0
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.113 INF Started thread NCS_Reader_1_1
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.113 INF Started thread NCS_Writer_1_1
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.113 INF [NET] PlayerConnected EntityID=-1, PlayerID='', OwnerID='', PlayerName=''
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.116 INF NPCID.Write
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.317 INF NPPL.Read
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.335 INF PlayerLogin: Seraphin/Alpha 18
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.335 INF Client IP: 192.168.144.101
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.335 INF Kicking player (Server is still initializing): EntityID=-1, PlayerID='76561197997848339', OwnerID='', PlayerName='Seraphin'
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.387 INF NET: LiteNetLib: Client disconnect from: 192.168.144.101:53475 (RemoteConnectionClose)
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.387 INF [NET] PlayerDisconnected EntityID=-1, PlayerID='76561197997848339', OwnerID='', PlayerName='Seraphin'
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.387 INF Player disconnected: EntityID=-1, PlayerID='76561197997848339', OwnerID='', PlayerName='Seraphin'
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.387 INF Exited thread NCS_Reader_1_0
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.387 INF Exited thread NCS_Reader_1_1
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.387 INF Exited thread NCS_Writer_1_1
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.387 INF Exited thread NCS_Writer_1_0
2019-10-23T13:10:17 22228.836 ERR DisconnectClient: Player 76561197997848339 not found

Quazil · October 24, 2019

Hangs forever w/ 1 core at 100% for me as well.

Tried random and pregen worlds.

Linux dedicated server is currently broken.

edit: It's working now!

Seraphin · October 24, 2019

edit: It's working now!

How did you manage this? I've seen there's a new update (b155) and it's already installed. Still my server's not initializing.

Seraphin · October 29, 2019

Looks like bloodstone found a solution for this error, using a symbolic link to steamclient.so: Linux attempting to update 18.1(b2)

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