Unable to locate a running instance of Steam

[Raleran]

I updated my dedicated server (running on linux) from alpha 17.4 to 18.1 (b2) but when I start the server the log reports:

[steamworks.NET] Could not initialize Server

and the command line reports back:

[s_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.

dlopen failed trying to load:

steamclient.so

with error:

steamclient.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[s_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to locate a running instance of Steam, or a local steamclient.so.

Looking around the net this error seems to indicate that the wrong version (usually 32bit) of steamclient.so is being used. I assume it's looking at the steamclient.so that's in the 7d2d_server install directory. I've tried pointing that file to every instance of serverclient.so within the Steam directory I can find with no success. I've even tried a fresh install of both steamcmd and 7d2d with no luck.

I didn't have this issue with a17, any ideas where I should look to troubleshoot this?

 

[meganoth]

You could try to start the server with "strace -f -o /tmp/file" and search that file for the lines where the steam library is looked up. Maybe 7d2d is looking in the wrong places.

 

[Raleran]

Thanks! That helped immensely.

It was looking for the file in a few directories under the /lib folder. I linked the 64bit steamclient.so under the plugins directory to one of those directories and the server started! It still gives me a "SteamAPI_Init() failed" error but it starts and I can connect to it .

I'm still curious what changed between a17 and a18 that caused this.