Just want to verify how banning works with ULIB

[Storm]

After searching the forum and gathering information can I just verify something about banning? I believe the actual ban is written to the banned_users.cfg file and a copy with details about the ban writes to ulib/bans.txt, but that is just an informative copy? So for example, if you were just to delete your banned_users.cfg and leave the bans.txt file no one would be banned? Is that correct? And if a MySql database writes ONLY to ulib/bans.txt as a backup (in case the db fails) and does not write to banned_user.cfg, then when the data base fails, the server will ban no one, is that correct? Thanks!

[JamminR]

I believe the actual ban is written to the banned_users.cfg file?

If a permanent, yes.

and a copy with details about the ban writes to ulib/bans.txt, but that is just an informative copy?

Not just. Ulib stores temp bans there. Source/banned_user.cfg doesn't store temp bans across server sessions(restarts/crashes).

So for example, if you were just to delete your banned_users.cfg and leave the bans.txt file no one would be banned? Is that correct?

I'm reasonably sure you'd lose your permanent bans, temp bans would remain.

And if a MySql database writes ONLY to ulib/bans.txt as a backup (in case the db fails) and does not write to banned_user.cfg, then when the data base fails, the server will ban no one, is that correct?

Correct.
Other code shouldn't be writing to the file without 98% understanding of all the writing/code ULib uses to ban, addBan and refreshBan.
Code should be using Ulib.ban if a player object, or as would be most likely in a SQL database for steamids, Ulib.addBan if one wishes to tie into ULib's ban usage.

Thanks!

Welcome.