NAME

emp_server - Empire server

SYNOPSIS

emp_server [-dFhpsv] [-e configfile] [-E action] [-R seed]

DESCRIPTION

emp_server is a daemon which listens to the Empire port for players connecting to the game. For more information on the game of Empire, see the info pages within the game.

OPTIONS

-d: Debug mode. This will prevent the server from forking itself into the background. Implies -E abort. You normally want to use this flag if you are running emp_server from within a debugger.
-e configfile: Use game configuration in configfile.
-E action: What to do on recoverable internal error ("oops"): abort, crash-dump (but continue), nothing (default). crash-dump works by aborting a fork of the server process.
-F: Force emp_server to start even when game state looks bad. Risks crashes and further corruption; use this only for attempting to fix up problems. Better make a backup first, and lock out players.
-h: Help. Print brief usage information and exit.
-p: Threading debug mode. Implies -d.
-s: Enable thread stack checking.
-R seed: Set the seed for random function.
-v: Print version information and exit.

OPERANDS

Operands are ignored for backward compatibility. Their use is deprecated.

SIGNALS

SIGHUP: Request emp_server to reopen log files and reload its configuration. This allows proper log rotation. Only the update schedule is reloaded at this time.
SIGINT, SIGTERM: Request emp_server to shut down immediately.

BUGS

Please report all bugs to the Wolfpack <wolfpack@wolfpackempire.com>

AUTHORS

Dave Pare, Jeff Bailey, Thomas Ruschak, Ken Stevens, Steve McClure and Markus Armbruster are principal authors. The full list of authors is too long to include here.