Windows Defender, Malwarebytes, and enterprise antivirus solutions sometimes flag .ini files inside Steam directories as “low-risk configuration changes” and quarantine them. This is especially common on rented dedicated servers.
rm -rf ~/steamcmd mkdir ~/steamcmd && cd ~/steamcmd wget https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz tar -xvzf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz ./steamcmd.sh +quit missing steam-api.ini file
But as he clicked "New Game," he realized the deeper horror: somewhere out there, a thousand other players had downloaded the same broken repack. A thousand other players had deleted the .ini without knowing. A thousand other players had written off Starfall Cavalry as “broken software” and moved on. missing steam-api.ini file
WorkingDirectory=/home/steam/steamcmd ExecStart=/home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +force_install_dir /home/steam/gameserver +app_update 740 +quit missing steam-api.ini file
Below are proven solutions, ordered from simplest to most thorough.
“Where’s steam-api.ini ?” he whispered.