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<p>Created page with &#039;The current system for server administration - mtaserver.conf, acl.xml and the webadmin is confusing. We need a simple, unified interface that suits both normal server owners and…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The current system for server administration - mtaserver.conf, acl.xml and the webadmin is confusing. We need a simple, unified interface that suits both normal server owners and those who rent servers.<br /> <br /> The key aim of this proposal is to allow servers to be configured via the HTTP server and to make this the default route that new users use.<br /> <br /> ==Tasks==<br /> * Allow mtaserver.conf can be reloaded at runtime.<br /> * Allow multiple mtaserver.conf files to be loaded, perhaps with each .conf file specifying the one to load _before_ it.<br /> * Allow acl.xml to be reloaded at runtime.<br /> * Allow multiple acl.xml to be loaded, specifying the file in the .conf file. Subsequent ACLs should overwrite existing ones - rights that previously were given should be denied. This will require some further thinking - if, say, banning was denied in the Everyone group in file 1, it shouldn't allow it to be granted to the Admin group in file 2.<br /> * Provide script functions for setting conf file settings in a particular file (presumably limited to those that are currently loaded), and a function for reloading a particular conf file. These should be ACL'd per config file.<br /> <br /> ==Result==<br /> For most uses:<br /> * mtaserver.conf: references acl.xml as the xml to load<br /> * acl.xml<br /> <br /> For server renters:<br /> * owner.conf: references owneracl.xml, sets player limit/name etc, specifies that mtaserver.conf should be loaded <br /> * owneracl.xml: prevents access to owner.conf<br /> * mtaserver.conf: specifies user settings, may specify a player limit, but this will be overwritten by the contents of owner.conf<br /> * acl.xml<br /> <br /> ==Other tangental issues==<br /> A better interface for setting resource settings would be convenient. Many resources are now using them.</div>

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