joinfailsockchat:s2c:authz-fail
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S2C Packet 1.n: Authorization Failure
Informs the client that its authorization attempt failed and why.
Format
Reason strings
| String | Description |
|---|---|
authfail | Provided credentials have expired or were never valid to begin with. |
joinfail | Authorization succeeded, but the authenticated user is banned. Third field will contain expiration timestamp. |
sockfail | Current connection is already associated with another user. 2) |
userfail | Another user with the same user name is already connected. 3) |
Examples
Expired credentials:
1\tn\tauthfail
Authorized client is banned until Sunday, 13 April 2025 21:45:55 GMT:
1\tn\tjoinfail\t1744580755
Authorized client has too many active connections:
1\tn\tsockfail
Something went wrong while verifying credentials:
1\tn\tuserfail
See Also
- Authorization Attempt - Client authorization attempt, this packet is a possible response to it.
- Authorization Success - Alternate universe version of this packet where the credentials were correct.
1)
Only present went the reason string is
2)
Original server implementation did not allow users to have more than a single connection. Newer implementations do allow this and issue this reason when an implementation defined connection limit is reached.
3)
Original server implementation did not allow users to have more than a single connection. Newer implementations use this as a generic fallback error.
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