Need help, MTA Server wont start.

[element04]

Hey Guys,

This is my first post on this site. I have currently been with MTA Since January 2010, and have been playing on the valhalla gaming roleplay server since.

I have recently looked into starting my own server for some past time fun. I started learning all about scripting and such, and eventually got it up and running. However, I have two questions..

The first is, my server isnt appearing in the server list, I know you guys may get this a lot.. but Its just a minor issue for me right now..

The other bigger one, is my server wouldnt start yesterday, and its still not working... This is what it says under the MTA Server.exe

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[10:43:23] Resources: 181 loaded, 0 failed

[10:43:23] ERROR: Error parsing Access Control List file

[10:43:23] Server stopped!

[10:43:23] Stopping resources...

[10:43:23] Closing SQLite3 database

[10:43:23] Closing SQLite3 database

Press Q to shut down the server!

Any help guys would be great

[Zango]

There's a critical syntax error in your acl file.

Please post the contents of your ACL here.

[element04]

Thanks for the quick reply I really appreciate it. And here it is..

<acl> 
   <group name="Everyone"> 
      <acl name="Default"/> 
      <object name="user.*"/> 
      <object name="resource.*"/> 
   </group> 
   <group name="Moderator"> 
      <acl name="Moderator"/> 
      <object name="resource.mapcycler"/> 
      <object name="resource.mapmanager"/> 
      <object name="resource.resourcemanager"/> 
      <object name="resource.votemanager"/> 
   </group> 
   <group name="SuperModerator"> 
      <acl name="Moderator"/> 
      <acl name="SuperModerator"/> 
   </group> 
   <group name="Admin"> 
      <acl name="Moderator"/> 
      <acl name="SuperModerator"/> 
      <acl name="Admin"/> 
      <object name="user.element04". 
      <acl name="RPC"/> 
      <object name="user.console"/> 
      <object name="resource.webadmin"/> 
   </group> 
   <group name="Console"> 
      <acl name="Moderator"/> 
      <acl name="SuperModerator"/> 
      <acl name="Admin"/> 
      <acl name="RPC"/> 
      <object name="user.Console"/> 
   </group> 
   <group name="RPC"> 
      <acl name="RPC"/> 
   </group> 
   <group name="MapEditor"> 
      <acl name="Default"/> 
      <acl name="MapEditor"/> 
      <object name="resource.editor_main"/> 
      <object name="resource.edf"/> 
   </group> 
   <group name="raceACLGroup"> 
      <acl name="Default"/> 
      <acl name="raceACL"/> 
      <object name="resource.race"/> 
   </group> 
   <acl name="Default"> 
      <right name="general.ModifyOtherObjects" access="false"/> 
      <right name="general.http" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.start" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.stop" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.stopall" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.gamemode" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.changemode" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.changemap" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.stopmode" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.stopmap" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.skipmap" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.restart" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.refresh" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.refreshall" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.addaccount" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.delaccount" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.debugscript" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.chgpass" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.loadmodule" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.upgrade" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.mute" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.crun" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.srun" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.run" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.unmute" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.kick" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.ban" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.banip" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.unbanip" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.shutdown" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.install" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.aexec" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.whois" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.whowas" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.executeCommandHandler" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.setPlayerMuted" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.addAccount" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.addBan" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.removeBan" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.removeAccount" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.setAccountPassword" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.kickPlayer" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.banIP" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.banPlayer" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.banSerial" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.getBansXML" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.unbanIP" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.unbanSerial" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.getClientIP" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.setServerPassword" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.getServerPassword" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.callRemote" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.startResource" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.stopResource" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.restartResource" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.createResource" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.copyResource" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.addResourceMap" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.addResourceConfig" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.removeResourceFile" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.setResourceDefaultSetting" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.removeResourceDefaultSetting" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.redirectPlayer" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclReload" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclSave" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclCreate" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclDestroy" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclSetRight" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclRemoveRight" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclCreateGroup" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclDestroyGroup" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclGroupAddACL" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclGroupRemoveACL" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclGroupAddObject" access="false"/> 
      <right name="function.aclGroupRemoveObject" access="false"/> 
   </acl> 
   <acl name="Moderator"> 
      <right name="general.ModifyOtherObjects" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.gamemode" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.changemode" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.changemap" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.stopmode" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.stopmap" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.skipmap" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.mute" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.unmute" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.whois" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.whowas" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.setPlayerMuted" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.kickPlayer" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.banIP" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.banPlayer" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.banSerial" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.getBansXML" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.unbanIP" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.unbanSerial" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.getClientIP" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.startResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.stopResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.restartResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.redirectPlayer" access="true"/> 
   </acl> 
   <acl name="SuperModerator"> 
      <right name="general.ModifyOtherObjects" access="false"/> 
      <right name="command.start" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.stop" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.restart" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.kick" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.ban" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.banip" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.unbanip" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.refresh" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.refreshall" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.loadmodule" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.addaccount" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.delaccount" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.chgpass" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.addAccount" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.removeAccount" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.setAccountPassword" access="true"/> 
   </acl> 
   <acl name="Admin"> 
      <right name="general.ModifyOtherObjects" access="true"/> 
      <right name="general.http" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.shutdown" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.install" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.aexec" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.debugscript" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.upgrade" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.crun" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.srun" access="true"/> 
      <right name="command.run" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.addBan" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.removeBan" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.executeCommandHandler" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.setServerPassword" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.getServerPassword" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.createResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.copyResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.addResourceMap" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.addResourceConfig" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.removeResourceFile" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.setResourceDefaultSetting" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.removeResourceDefaultSetting" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclReload" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclSave" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclCreate" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclDestroy" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclSetRight" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclRemoveRight" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclCreateGroup" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclDestroyGroup" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclGroupAddACL" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclGroupRemoveACL" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclGroupAddObject" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.aclGroupRemoveObject" access="true"/> 
   </acl> 
   <acl name="RPC"> 
      <right name="function.callRemote" access="true"/> 
   </acl> 
   <acl name="MapEditor"> 
      <right name="general.ModifyOtherObjects" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.startResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.stopResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.restartResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.createResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.copyResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.addResourceMap" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.addResourceConfig" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.removeResourceFile" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.setResourceDefaultSetting" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.removeResourceDefaultSetting" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.xmlLoadFile" access="true"/> 
   </acl> 
   <acl name="raceACL"> 
      <right name="general.ModifyOtherObjects" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.xmlLoadFile" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.startResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.stopResource" access="true"/> 
      <right name="function.restartResource" access="true"/> 
    </acl> 
</acl> 

[dzek (varez)]

replace this line:

  
<object name="user.element04". 
  

with

  
<object name="user.element04" /> 
  

use your browser to open xml file to spot syntax errors.

[element04]

Oh ok... yeah this does make a lot of sense now. Thank you very much guys, for the quick replys and stuff. I know now where to go if I am really stuck, and dont know what to do.

Really appreciate it.

-element04

-acting Admin of the Valhalla Gaming Roleplay Server.

[Towncivilian]

Moved to "Server" support.

[TOPVALID]

CHECK THE RESOURCE FILE

[dzek (varez)]

TOPVALID - turn off caps lock.

And what you mean by "resource file"?

Problem is already solved i think, and it have nothing with resources. Better stop giving random "advices".