[Bug]: 7DTD - copying config file [ serverconfig.xml ]: cp: option '--update' doesn't allow an argument

[Scott-GMI]

User story

Installing a 7DTD server the script gave error when copying the serverconfig.xml file - issue with cp command.

Game

7 Days to Die

Linux distro

RedHat 9, Other

Command

command: install

Further information

Using Rocky Linux 9

Relevant log output

Success! App '294420' fully installed.
Complete! Installing sdtdserver: SteamCMD

=================================
Was the install successful? [Y/n] Y
fetching GitHub check_gamedig.sh...OK
fetching GitHub install_config.sh...OK

Copying 7 Days To Die Configs
=================================
Copying default configs.
copying config file [ serverconfig.xml ]: cp: option '--update' doesn't allow an argument
Try 'cp --help' for more information.
FAIL
Config Locations
=================================
Config file: /home/sdtdserver/serverfiles/sdtdserver.xml (FILE MISSING)
LinuxGSM Config: /home/sdtdserver/lgsm/config-lgsm/sdtdserver
Documentation: https://docs.linuxgsm.com/configuration/game-server-config
fetching GitHub fix.sh...OK
fetching GitHub install_stats.sh...OK

LinuxGSM Stats
=================================
Assist LinuxGSM development by sending anonymous stats to developers.
Collected data is publicly available: https://linuxgsm.com/data/usage
More info: https://docs.linuxgsm.com/configuration/linuxgsm-stats
The following info will be sent:
* game server
* distro
* game server resource usage
* server hardware info
Allow anonymous usage statistics? [Y/n] Y
Information! Stats setting is now enabled in common.cfg.
fetching GitHub install_complete.sh...OK

=================================
Install Complete!

To start server type:
./sdtdserver start

fetching GitHub core_exit.sh...OK
[sdtdserver@localhost ~]$

Steps to reproduce

Tried the install twice - same error both times.

[Tabazutt]

Hello, same issue on Debian Bookworm:

The issue came from the install_config.sh fil at line 72:

lgsm/modules/install_config.sh: cp --update=none "${servercfgdir}/${servercfgdefault}" "${servercfgfullpath}"

cp --update=none"

The --update param doesn't allow any args, to fix that i removed it from the file:

lgsm/modules/install_config.sh: cp "${servercfgdir}/${servercfgdefault}" "${servercfgfullpath}"

Then relaunch the ./sdtdserver install and voila:

Copying 7 Days To Die Configs
=================================
Copying default configs.
copying config file [ serverconfig.xml ]: OK

[fuzzypenguins]

Same issue on Debian 12 Bookworm:

fetching GitHub install_config.sh...OK

Copying 7 Days To Die Configs
=================================
Copying default configs.
copying config file [ serverconfig.xml ]: cp: option '--update' doesn't allow an argument
Try 'cp --help' for more information.
FAIL
Config Locations
=================================
Config file: /home/sdtdserver/serverfiles/sdtdserver.xml (FILE MISSING)
LinuxGSM Config: /home/sdtdserver/lgsm/config-lgsm/sdtdserver
Documentation: https://docs.linuxgsm.com/configuration/game-server-config
fetching GitHub fix.sh...OK
fetching GitHub install_stats.sh...OK

Tabazutt's suggestion above resolved it.

Thanks

[dgibbs64]

So if I remember correctly there is a bit of a problem with now Debian choose to use cp. I think there was some disagreements between developers etc on a much higher level. This means that teh behaviour of cp is different on debian to other distros now. Very annoying.

[reggiekage]

I hit the same issue on Ubuntu 22.04 cp (GNU coreutils) 8.32

I resolved for myself by changing lgsm/modules/install_config.sh: cp --update=none "${servercfgdir}/${servercfgdefault}" "${servercfgfullpath}" to lgsm/modules/install_config.sh: cp --no-clobber "${servercfgdir}/${servercfgdefault}" "${servercfgfullpath}"

Optional flags for update seem to have been added in coreutils version 9.3 Ubuntu 24.04 ships with coreutils version 9.4 and doesn't have this issue.