[GEN/SEC/ECON/TP/ADMN] Essentials 2.11 - A collection of useful commands [1.5.2]

quickclay: 35:1 should work fine, unless you use an outdated version. list essentials version please.
mr_mellow: more details please. essentials version, bukkit version? also issue is probably caused by no permission node essentials.spawnmob or being override by a plugin, for example worldedit, in which case you should go to essentials config, overrided commands, add /spawnmob
theresoneonly: caused by an empty, corrupt or messed up plugins/groupmananger/world/[worldname]/groups.yml file.
wrath2k11: outdated/corrupt essentials
jasondbd9: known 2.2.11 issue, thread states 2.2.11 is dev state
alex brendt: known 2.2.11 issue

as i said last time, our help IRC will have everything you need

On my server some people are reporting their inventories randomly deleting. Any possibility essentials is causing this?

In my server, anytime i restart it resets my config file and backs up the old one. is there a way to fix this? heres my config file

Code:

############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# |                       Notes                          | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

# If you want to use special characters in this document, such as accented letters, you MUST save the file as UTF-8, not ANSI.
# If you receive an error when Essentials loads, ensure that:
#   - No tabs are present: YAML only allows spaces
#   - Indents are correct: YAML heirarchy is based entirely on indentation
#   - You have "escaped" all apostrophes in your text: If you want to write "don't", for example, write "don''t" instead (note the doubled apostrphe)
#   - List items are prefixed with a hyphen and indented:
#       lists:
#         - look like this
#       not:
#       - like this
#   - Text with symbols is enclosed in single or double quotation marks
#   - CraftBukkit and Permissions have been updated: CraftBukkit and Essentials almost always line up, but sometimes other plugins fall behind CraftBukkit's multiple daily updates
#   - You have saved the document as UTF-8, NOT the default, ANSI
    
############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# |                 Essentials (Global)                  | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

# A color code between 0-9 or a-f. Set to 'none' to disable.
ops-name-color: 'c'

# The character(s) to prefix all nicknames, so that you know they are not true usernames.
nickname-prefix: '~'

# The delay, in seconds, required between /home, /tp, etc.
teleport-cooldown: 0

# The delay, in seconds, before a user actually teleports.  If the user moves or gets attacked in this timeframe, the teleport never occurs.
teleport-delay: 0

# The delay, in seconds, required between /heal attempts
heal-cooldown: 60

# The number of items given if the quantity parameter is left out in /item or /give.
default-stack-size: 64

#what to prevent from /i /give
#e.g item-spawn-blacklist: 46,11,10
item-spawn-blacklist: 42,57

# Whether or not to reclaim memory on player logout; this is technical, and should only be changed under special circumstances.
# This generally increases server stability unless very specific runtime configurations are used.
# HOWEVER, it is known to cause lag upon users logging OUT, so beware!
reclaim-onlogout: false

# Should primitive spawn protection be enabled?  For most servers, this should be flase; it is better to use a third-party plugin to protect it.
spawn-protection: false

# Nether settings (switch between worlds with "/world nether" and "/world normal")
# Sets whether the nether system is enabled, what folder to save the world in, and whether portals should teleport players between worlds.
nether:
  enabled: false
  folder: nether
  portals-enabled: false
  generate-exit-portals: false

# Mob limit on spawnmob
spawnmob-limit: 10

# The message of the day, displayed on connect and by typing /motd.
motd:
  - '&cWelcome, {PLAYER}&c, &cto VictoryCraft&c!'
  - '&cType &4/help&c for a list of commands,&c and &4/rules &cfor rules'
  - '&6Please check out our website, &bVictoryCraft.us!'
  - '&2Currently online:&f {PLAYERLIST}'

# The server rules, available by typing /rules
rules:
  - '&41:&1 No Griefing'
  - '&42:&1 Only Build 50 Blocks From Spawn'
  - '&43:&1 HAVE FUN!!'

# Disabled commands will be completelly unavailable on the server.
disabled-commands:
# - nick
   - antioch
   - give
   - spawnmob
   - setspawn
   - kit tools
   - heal
# Restricted commands will only be available to ops.
# These will have NO EFFECT if you have Permissions installed!
# These are here only if you want something simpler than Permissions.
restricted-commands:
  - bigtree
  - item
  - plugin
  - time
  - top
  - tp
  - tphere
  - tree
  - kick
  - ban
  - unban
  - top
  - jump
  - tpo
  - tppos
  - tpohere
  - economy
  - setwarp
  - delwarp
  - essentials
  - gc
  - broadcast
  - burn
  - ext
  - kill
  - ping
  - banip
  - unban
  - mute
  - kick
  - kickall
  - unbanip
  - togglejail
  - setjail

# Note: All items MUST be followed by a quantity!
# Times are measured in seconds.
kits:
  tools:
    delay: 10
    items:
      - 277 1
      - 278 1
      - 279 1

# Disable all signs
signs-disabled: false

# Backup runs a command while saving is disabled
backup:
  # Interval in minutes
  interval: 60
  # Add a command that backups your data, e.g.
  # command: 'rdiff-backup World1 backups/World1'

# Set this true to enable permission per warp.
per-warp-permission: false

# Sort output of /list command by groups
sort-list-by-groups: true

############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# |                   EssentialsHome                     | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

# When users die, should they respawn at their homes, instead of the spawnpoint?
respawn-at-home: false

# When a user interacts with a bed, should their home be set to that location?
# If you enable this and remove default user access to the /sethome command, you can make beds the only way for players to set their home location.
bed-sethome: false
   
############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# |                   EssentialsEco                      | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

# Defines the balance with which new players begin.  Defaults to 0.
starting-balance: 0

# worth-# defines the value of an item when it is sold to the server via /sell.
# For a premade list which you may copy and paste in: http://pastie.org/1707782
#worth-1: 1
#worth-278: 1000

# Defines the cost to use the given commands PER USE
command-costs:
  # /example costs $1000 PER USE
  #example: 1000
  # /kit tools costs $1500 PER USE
 # kit-tools: 1500
    
############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# |                   EssentialsHelp                     | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

#Show other plugins commands in help
non-ess-in-help: true
    
############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# |                EssentialsServerlist                  | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

# This is your server's mcserverlist.net API key.  Register your server at mcserverlist.net if you haven't already.
mcsl-key: ''
    
############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# |                   EssentialsChat                     | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

# If EssentialsChat is installed, this will define how far a player's voice travels, in blocks.  Set to 0 to make all chat global.
# Note that users with the "essentials.chat.spy" permission will hear everything, regardless of this setting.
# Users with essentials.chat.shout can override this by prefixing text with an exclamation mark (!)
# Or with essentials.chat.question can override this by prefixing text with a question mark (?)
chat:
  radius: 0

  # If set to the default chat format which "should" be compatible with ichat.
  format: '<{DISPLAYNAME}> {MESSAGE}'
  #format: '&7[{GROUP}]&f {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&f {MESSAGE}'

  # You can also have group-specific formats, uncomment to enable:
  group-formats:
  #  Default: '{WORLDNAME} {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&f {MESSAGE}'
  #  Admins: '{WORLDNAME} &c[{GROUP}]&f {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&c {MESSAGE}'
    
############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# |                 EssentialsProtect                    | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

protect:
  # Database settings for sign/rail protection
  # get mysql.jar and sqlite and place it in your serverroot/lib directory from here:
  # http://java.net/projects/essentials/sources/svn/show/lib?rev=435

  # mysql, sqlite or none
  datatype: 'sqlite'

  # If you specified MySQL above, you MUST enter the appropriate details here.
  # If you specified SQLite above, these will be IGNORED.
  username: 'root'
  password: 'root'
  mysqlDb: 'jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/minecraft'

  # For which block types would you like to be alerted?
  # You can find a list of IDs in plugins/Essentials/items.csv after loading Essentials for the first time.
  alert:
    # 10: lava
    # 11: still lava
    # 46: TNT
    on-placement: 10,11,46
    # 1: rock (just an example--doesn't actually do much)
    on-use: 1
    # 46: TNT
    on-break: 46

  # Users cannot PLACE these types of blocks/items.
  # < 255 designates a BLOCK
  # > 255 designates an ITEM (Some blocks can be placed as blocks OR items; lava blocks can be placed by lava buckets, for example.)
  blacklist:
    placement: 327,326,14,56,46,11,10,9,8
    usage: 327,326,325

    #prevent people from breaking blocks
    #break: 20,50
    break:
 
  # General physics/behavior modifications
  prevent:
    lava-flow: true
    water-flow: false
    water-bucket-flow: false
    fire-spread: true
    lava-fire-spread: false
    flint-fire: true
    tnt-explosion: true
    creeper-explosion: true
    creeper-playerdamage: false
    creeper-blockdamage: true
    # Prevent the spawning of creatures
    spawn:
      creeper: true
      ghast: true
      slime: true

  # Maximum height the creeper should explode. -1 allows them to explode everywhere.
  # Set prevent.creeper-explosion to true, if you want to disable creeper explosions.
  creeper:
    max-height: -1

  # Protect various blocks.
  protect:
    # Protect all signs
    signs: true

    # Prevent users from destroying rails
    rails: true

    # Blocks below rails/signs are also protected if the respective rail/sign is protected.
    # This makes it more difficult to circumvent protection, and should be enabled.
    # This only has an effect if "rails" or "signs" is also enabled.
    block-below: true

   # Prevent placing blocks above protected rails, this is to stop a potential griefing
    prevent-block-on-rails: false

  # Disable various default physics and behaviors
  disable:
    # Should fall damage be disabled?
    fall: false

    # Users with the essentials.protect.pvp permission will still be able to attack each other if this is set to true.
    # They will be unable to attack users without that same permission node.
    pvp: false

    # Should drowning damage be disabled?
    # (Split into two behaviors; generally, you want both set to the same value)
    drown: false
    suffocate: false

    # Should damage via lava be disabled?  Items that fall into lava will still burn to a crisp. ;)
    lavadmg: false

    # Should arrow damage be disabled
    projectiles: false

    # This will disable damage from touching cacti.
    contactdmg: false

    # Burn, baby, burn!  Should fire damage be disabled?
    firedmg: false

    # Should people with build: false in permissions be allowed to build
    # Set true to disable building for those people
    build: false
      
############################################################
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
# |                    New Players                       | #
# +------------------------------------------------------+ #
############################################################

newbies:
  # Should we announce to the server when someone logs in for the first time?
  # If so, use this format, replacing {DISPLAYNAME} with the player name.
  # If not, set to ''
  #announce-format: ''
  announce-format: '&dWelcome {DISPLAYNAME} to the server!'

  # When we spawn for the first time, which spawnpoint do we use?
  spawnpoint: newbies

# End of File <-- No seriously, you're done with configuration.

I am currently using 2.2.8.. is that a too old of a version? Also is there a way to see current build version numbers on the download site, or do I just look at the date it was uploaded, then run it to get the actual version number? In 2.2.8 35:1 give an "invalid item id" error.

Is 2.2.13 stable?

Question: I am using Essentials and I love it, but remains a problem;

When users come on, those who are not OP have access to the wand tool, /god and other parts of the mod. I wish to remove this problem and only give it to my OPs. Please if you can give me any information how to fix this I would appreciate it. Thank you

Please help! I'm just trying to use essentials with permissions but I just cant get it to work I know there is a GroupManager addon but that just doesn't like me, i cant work with it. Is there some way i could tie the two plugins together? I'm pretty experienced with installing plugins but cant make it so i can restrict people from using certain commands. Thanks in advanced....

Ticket opened.

Hasnt been reported on my server.

Pm me if you want help with your permissions config, i dont mind lending a hand.

Hi

I have every time this error

11:19:19 [SCHWERWIEGEND] null
java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.util.Map
at com.earth2me.essentials.Essentials.loadData(Essentials.java:261)
at com.earth2me.essentials.Essentials.reload(Essentials.java:177)
at com.earth2me.essentials.Essentials.onEnable(Essentials.java:108)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:127)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:632)
at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:218)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugin(CraftServer.java:116)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.java:94)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.reload(CraftServer.java:287)
at com.earth2me.essentials.commands.Commandreloadall.run(Commandreloadall.java:34)
at com.earth2me.essentials.commands.EssentialsCommand.run(EssentialsCommand.java:56)
at com.earth2me.essentials.Essentials.onCommand(Essentials.java:567)
at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:35)
at org.bukkit.command.SimpleCommandMap.dispatch(SimpleCommandMap.java:85)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.dispatchCommand(CraftServer.java:247)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.b(MinecraftServer.java:394)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.h(MinecraftServer.java:379)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:285)
at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:394)

shaum bennet: not something essentials can cause.

zombeh: outdated and wrongly setup config.yml. update essentials to 2.2.13 and redownload config

quickclay: 2.2.8 is fine... did you edited items.csv by chance? never seen any reports of people having problems with /item 35:1 or any other ID

leslieliang: stable, but may have problems with iconomy 5

danda: essentials has no wand tool. im guessing your run worldedit and worldguard? the commands of these override essentials. go essentials config, overrided commands, add /god and /info

nolan: delete essentialsgroupmananger.jar and essentialsgroupbridge.jar

helleagle: restart server instead of reloading, get latest essentials

please help me?
For EssentialsGroupManager, it always comes up with a yaml error.
Here is my groups.yml

Code:

groups:
    Default:

        default: true

    permissions:

    - essentials.help

    - essentials.helpop

    - essentials.list

    - essentials.motd

    - essentials.rules

    - essentials.spawn
        info:

      prefix: '&e'

      build: false

            suffix: ''
    Admin:
        default: false
        info::
            build: true
            prefix: '&4'
            suffix: 'Admin'
        permissions:
        - '*'
    Default:
        default: true
        info:
            build: true
            prefix: ''
            suffix: 'Guest'
        permissions:

    - essentials.help

    - essentials.helpop

    - essentials.list

    - essentials.motd

    - essentials.rules

    - essentials.spawn

    Moderator:
        default: false
        info:
            build: true
            prefix: '&c'
            suffix: 'Mod'
        inheritance:
        - Default
        permissions:
    - multiverse.list
    - signlogger.notify
    - lwc.mod

    - essentials.back

    - essentials.ban

    - essentials.banip

    - essentials.broadcast

    - essentials.delwarp

    - essentials.depth

    - essentials.eco

    - essentials.getpos

    - essentials.jump

    - essentials.kick

    - essentials.kill

    - essentials.setwarp

    - essentials.time

    - essentials.togglejail

    - essentials.top

    - essentials.tp

    - essentials.tphere

    - essentials.tptoggle

    - essentials.whois

    - essentials.world

    - groupmanager.listgroups

    - essentials.ext
    Trader:
        default: false
        info:
            build: true
            prefix: '&b'
            suffix: 'Trader'
        inheritance:
        permissions:

    - essentials.help

    - essentials.helpop

    - essentials.list

    - essentials.motd

    - essentials.rules

    - essentials.spawn
    - bettershop.user.*
    - lwc.protect
    Crafter:
        default: false
        info:
            build: true
            prefix: '&a'
            suffix: 'Crafter'
        inheritance:
        permissions:

    - essentials.help

    - essentials.helpop

    - essentials.list

    - essentials.motd

    - essentials.rules

    - essentials.spawn
    - glowstonedrop.command
    Leader:
        default: false
        info:
            build: true
            prefix: '&d'
            suffix: 'Leader'
        inheritance:
        permissions:

    - essentials.help

    - essentials.helpop

    - essentials.list

    - essentials.motd

    - essentials.rules

    - essentials.spawn
    Donator:
        default: false
        info:
            build: true
            prefix: '&7'
            suffix: '££'
        inheritance:
        permissions:

    - essentials.help

    - essentials.helpop

    - essentials.list

    - essentials.motd

    - essentials.rules

    - essentials.spawn

    - magiccarpet.mc
    - magiccarpet.ml
    - simplereserve.enter.kick
    - simplereserve.kick.prevent
    War:
        default: false
        info:
            build: true
            prefix: '&e'
            suffix: 'Warrior'
        inheritance:
        permissions:
    - essentials.help

    - essentials.helpop

    - essentials.list

    - essentials.motd

    - essentials.rules

    - essentials.spawn

    - war.*

Here is my error.

Code:

[SEVERE] The following file couldn't pass on Parser.
plugins\GroupManager\worlds\world\groups.yml loading GroupManager v1.0(alpha-5) (Is it up to date?)
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The following file couldn't pass on Parser.
plugins\GroupManager\worlds\world\groups.yml
    at org.anjocaido.groupmanager.dataholder.WorldDataHolder.load(WorldDataHolder.java:475)
    at org.anjocaido.groupmanager.dataholder.worlds.WorldsHolder.loadWorld(WorldsHolder.java:358)
    at org.anjocaido.groupmanager.dataholder.worlds.WorldsHolder.initialWorldLoading(WorldsHolder.java:68)
    at org.anjocaido.groupmanager.dataholder.worlds.WorldsHolder.initialLoad(WorldsHolder.java:63)
    at org.anjocaido.groupmanager.dataholder.worlds.WorldsHolder.<init>(WorldsHolder.java:56)
    at org.anjocaido.groupmanager.GroupManager.onEnable(GroupManager.java:73)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:127)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:676)
    at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:249)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugin(CraftServer.java:131)
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.java:109)
    at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.e(MinecraftServer.java:217)
    at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(MinecraftServer.java:204)
    at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init(MinecraftServer.java:144)
    at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:259)
    at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:394)
Caused by: mapping values are not allowed here
 in "<reader>", line 21, column 13:
          prefix: '&e'
                ^

    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.fetchValue(ScannerImpl.java:745)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.fetchMoreTokens(ScannerImpl.java:307)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.scanner.ScannerImpl.checkToken(ScannerImpl.java:183)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl$ParseIndentlessSequenceEntry.produce(ParserImpl.java:536)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.peekEvent(ParserImpl.java:163)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.checkEvent(ParserImpl.java:148)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeSequenceNode(Composer.java:203)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:158)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:230)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:160)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:230)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:160)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeDocument(Composer.java:122)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.getSingleNode(Composer.java:105)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.getSingleData(BaseConstructor.java:124)
    at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.load(Yaml.java:264)
    at org.anjocaido.groupmanager.dataholder.WorldDataHolder.load(WorldDataHolder.java:470)
    ... 15 more

New players can't do anything once they join. They can't do /give or /tp commands, neither can I (Admin) when I re-do all of my player stats. Anyone?

EDIT:
Normally the standard /give commands work, but now they won't. I added myself to Admin group and when I do the /time [day/night] or /give [id] [amount] it says I don't have permission to use those commands.

No I didn't edit items.csv, but I'll take another look. There's no problem with /i 35-1 or /i 35:1 or /give 35-1 either, but just the [buy] economy signs. For example, if I put
line1: [buy]
line2: 1
line3: 35:1
line4: 25
I get an 'invalid item id' and a red 'failed' sign.

Is there a way to enable PvP and damage for certain areas. I run a creative server, so damage is mostly disabled, though everybody wanted an arena, so I am working on an arena for team battles. Is there any third-party plugin that works with Essentials to enable certain damages in certain areas. (Hopefully one that could override /god)

Thanks, will try tomorrow. i will post if it works .

I don't know of one that overrides /god but if you can ask people to remove /god, the combination of worldguard and worldedit should do the trick. I have my creative server with damage on but pvp off in all areas but arenas.

This plugin is so darn bloated. I cannot even use it, without it interfering with 80% of my other plugins.

You should think about making all the plugins separate. All I want to use is the teleport, but I get 100 of other stolen plugins crammed into one.

This isn't bloated, it gives the basis for a lot of things, which you can replace with mods of your own. They're made modular you know, you can turn off parts of it, afaik.

If you only want to you the teleport, perhaps you should be considering a mod that does only that instead of complaining how this one does to much, as the incentive for this mod is quite different from what you claim to need.

And if this plugin interferes with other plugins and you want this one to become better, listing what mods conflict with this one might be a good idea so the devs can work on it .

davejavu: the groups.yml is done wrong. use the default one for refence
mugisnk: paste server start up messages
quickclay: can you get on help IRC so i can see whats causing the problem faster?
nathan c: i guess you are another hater. usually caused by using outdated essentials, wrongly setup configs, not reading thread, using dev versions, or using 1 of the very few conflicting plugins, which is worldguard and essentialsprotect, even though essentialsprotect warns about that.

Just dropping in to confirm all is well here with the latest RB [766] Cheers!
Thank you

Regarding TooManyItems. Just posting bypass until the new Recommended version comes out.
By travelling into another world (and back[Optional]) using MultiVerse, the item updates into your inventory normally when you click on the desired item you want to "/give" yourself.

Just a friendly note:

Do not post issues here.
Go to the IRC support channel, ask your question and wait in the channel until you get a reply, or at least for decent period of time.

On the yaml errors... cant you read the error first before posting? Yaml is very strict about spaces, indents and line returns. When you have an error it tells you which line is wrong. Most the time it even points to almost the correct letter. In most cases, you have messed up the indent, or have unbalanced speech marks.

I found a problem with the /i command. If i use it to get chests and build them i can't use them and hitting them one time takes them away again.
So there must be a problem with the command "i" and chests.

when they are in your inventory, they are normal chests for everything. make sure nothing else is doing it

please someone help me

Okay now I have a different error.

davejavu: save groups.yml as UTF-8

I have an issue where anyone is able to get god mode.

All you need to do is /warp to another world then die over there. Then after you respawn back in the main world you will have god on.

I have essentials and multi verse to handle multi worlds and /warps.

Can any one please try this out?