Dedicated Servers and SRCDS

[CAPTAIN_COW]

I have purchased 2 Windows Dedicated server boxes, I have used Remote Desktop Connection to set them up properly and they are fully functional. The only problem is that whenever I log out of Remote Desktop Connection the servers run for around 2 minutes and then terminate themselves fully. I have emailed the people I lease from and they say it is SRCDS and that it is becasue the program is told to terminate fully once user logs out. Are you able to tell me how I can either stop this (some form of script) or another way I can get around it. I have tried running the SRCDS under a different user and done the auto restart .bat file you suggest.

I have heard before that you can set up some kind of start/stop web control panel with a SRCDS server. Is this true? If so are there any tutorials you can point me to? Also I do not have FTP set up with these servers as I do not remeber anything about loading FTP onto dedicated servers from three years ago. Is anyone able to enlighten me with a link to a site which may help set that up?

[Mooga]

How are you "logging out"?
Don't go to the start menu and chose log out.
Instead hit the X in the top middle of the connection screen.
This way your user will stay logged in even though you are not connection.

Does that help?

[drazah]

Do what mooga said, dont physically log out of your account on windows, just exit remote desktop.

[Mooga]

The other way is to run it as a service... but just keeping the user logged in works best.