Linux Dedicated start error

[xtoor]

when i exec the gameserver i receive this error

Using binned.
4.5.1-0+UE4 7038 3077 402 3
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 346110

using Dedicated Ubuntu Server 14.04 64 bit edition
six core prosessor
6GB ram
400 GB SSD

any thoughts?

[alarebel07sr]

I'm having the same issue. I have a post going at: https://www.reddit.com/r/playark/comments/3aph4s/linux_server_help_minidump_appid_346110/

[xtoor]

found the solution! if you see this on your server console your server its running however you cant see it or connect to it due to iptables not configured properly read this post to fix your issue:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/615086038683861456/

[Namonba]

any more solution tried the open files -n 2048 in ulimit

and followed direction from http://ark.gamepedia.com/Dedicated_Server_Setup
And https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Unable_to_locate_a_running_instance_of_Steam ( till running Steamcmd only then back to original direction)

Anyone know i solution

my dedicated server is Ubuntu Server 14.04 64 bit edition
Two core processor
6GB ram
40 GB hd

[Hanoi Hannah]

You need to get SteamCMD installed for linux, since the default Linux files from ARK don't include it:

Originally posted by TheKurrgan:

I couldnt find the script anywhere myself, not after searching google a bit.
But I figured out where to install steamcmd manually so it works.
cd Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/SteamCMD
mkdir Linux
cd Linux
curl http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz > steamcmd.tar.gz
tar -zxf steamcmd.tar.gz
./steamcmd.sh
Let it do its update and all that.
exit steamcmd.
The game will no long seg fault on start, and it will download the mods correctly.

[BumpInTheNight]

For me: I was setup to use it as a service but apparently ShooterGameServer doesn't do relative pathing correctly, I can make it run if I first go into the /<serverhome>/ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux and launch the command line there. If I don't then it just throw an SteamAPI_init() failed and doesn't try to download the mods.

Now I just have to modify the service's command line to go there first...some how...

I hate how terrible the linux server support is for Ark. Heads to anyone else: That installer script to get the linux steamCmd? It also fails at relative pathing and just assumes you're running it from the folder its found in.

Update: Sure its downloading the mods but its not unpacking them and putting them into the server's mod folder...I give up. Screw this I'll just keep manually updating the mods.

Wildcard's linux server support is abyssmal.

[bluenor]

Originally posted by BumpInTheNight:

For me: I was setup to use it as a service but apparently ShooterGameServer doesn't do relative pathing correctly, I can make it run if I first go into the /<serverhome>/ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux and launch the command line there. If I don't then it just throw an SteamAPI_init() failed and doesn't try to download the mods.

Now I just have to modify the service's command line to go there first...some how...

I hate how terrible the linux server support is for Ark. Heads to anyone else: That installer script to get the linux steamCmd? It also fails at relative pathing and just assumes you're running it from the folder its found in.

Update: Sure its downloading the mods but its not unpacking them and putting them into the server's mod folder...I give up. Screw this I'll just keep manually updating the mods.

Wildcard's linux server support is abyssmal.

I have the same problem...

[Michael]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.