[ircd]: Fatal Error: Invalid sid

[Martin Schnitkemper]

Hello,

when I start the ircd 2.11.1p1 under openSUSE 10.2 with the default
configuration files, I get this error

| WARNING: running ircd with uid = 39
| changing to gid 65534.
| Fatal Error: Invalid sid specified in ircd.conf

Can anybody tell me what this "sid" is and how I have to specify it in
ircd.conf?

Can't find anything about "sid" in the sample configuration files, or the
manpages, or on google about this problem.

I tried it some months ago under an earlier version of SuSE and it worked
without problems.

Regards,
Martin.

[James Hess]

Martin Schnitkemper wrote:


Now, don't use a random ircd some OS happened to try to ship.
Compiling it yourself is the best bet.

There are many flavours of ircd out there nowadays, and I wouldn't
be surprised if OpenSUSE includes something terribly bloated,
such as Unreal...

Post by Martin Schnitkemper
Can anybody tell me what this "sid" is and how I have to specify it in
ircd.conf?

SID is short for server id. Some IRC server software programs
require this be specified.
It is normally placed in your server's M-Line after the port number...


It is a 32-bit integer you specify in hexadecimal notation.

Each server on the same network _must_ have a unique id.

for example:

M:irc.mydomainname.com:172.16.5.233:Miami, Florida, USA:6667:000A


In that case 000A is the SID for this server

Post by Martin Schnitkemper
Can't find anything about "sid" in the sample configuration files, or the
manpages, or on google about this problem.
I tried it some months ago under an earlier version of SuSE and it worked
without problems.
Regards,
Martin.

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-Mysid