Network install

[vaudevillian]

I running a domain and roaming profiles at home. Minecraft runs fine by itself, but forge seems to have an issue running from a network location.

 

minecraft is installed //fileserver/redirects$/username/appdata/roaming/.minecraft

 

The error I keep getting 

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[13Sep2020 21:16:35.027] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI has an authority component
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.027] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:423)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.028] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleURI.<init>(ContainerHandleURI.java:57)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.028] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleModLauncher$Resource.<init>(ContainerHandleModLauncher.java:45)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.028] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleModLauncher.addResource(ContainerHandleModLauncher.java:76)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.028] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleModLauncher.addResources(ContainerHandleModLauncher.java:86)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.028] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.MixinLaunchPlugin.addResources(MixinLaunchPlugin.java:179)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.029] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler.lambda$offerScanResultsToPlugins$7(LaunchPluginHandler.java:78)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.029] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler$$Lambda$390/1657125852.accept(Unknown Source)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.029] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at java.util.HashMap.forEach(HashMap.java:1280)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.029] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler.offerScanResultsToPlugins(LaunchPluginHandler.java:78)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.030] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:76)
[13Sep2020 21:16:35.031] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:65)

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java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI has an authority component

 

Is the main part from what I see, Forge seems to want admin permission to run something, but the way java works with profiles, When I use admin to launch the launcher, it points to the administrator account profile. Why does forge need administrator rights to run if this is what is being asked for?

[vaudevillian]

4 hours ago, diesieben07 said:

Do not install Minecraft on a network drive.

I'm not trying to be mean. But when minecraft itself works fine in this fashion and basically everything else does, other then spotify. There is a problem. Do you know what roaming profiles are? I have multiple computers I work on in the house.  Like I said, I run a domain controller, permissions are handled by that, roaming profile server; is what holds all user files. Think of it like a perpetual internal cloud save. That why I can log onto any machine, I can run paid antivirus on a single machine. User files are on a tiered cached server. I had optifine running fine as well. To me what you are saying is; there is no plans on fixing this issue and you don't care about it.

 

The easy fix, would be; when installing detect path of install and add the arguments required for a network install. I think under java that would require an extra \

[vaudevillian]

24 minutes ago, diesieben07 said:

I looked through all the code that does this. It uses normal Java file APIs: "give me list of files in this folder", etc.

I don't know why this does not work. Trying to reproduce it with a simple Java program does not work.

 

How can I reproduce this?

Simply installing to a network folder does not even work with the Forge installer. So I had to use a mapped network drive there.

Then using the Minecraft launcher with --workDir set to a network folder does not work at all, even with vanilla Minecraft. It fails to set up the basic classloader properly, failing to load classes and then crashing.

The same thing happens when using the mapped network drive as --workDir.

 

I am willing to try and fix this, even though it's not really a supported use-case, but I need a simple way to reproduce this (Note: I am a Linux user, I only run Windows in a VM).

When I have time, later today. I will try and pinpoint where it fails. I was resetting up with a mapped drive right to the .minecraft folder to see if its at least a way to bypass the issue. I know you guys put a lot into this with not much reward. I do appreciate that. I will help for sure.

 

As to installing with a network folder on windows you need to launch the jar inside a terminal window with admin permissions. I had to do the same with optifine.

[vaudevillian]

I'm installing forge to a mapped drive right now r:\.minecraft you just have to mount it in command prompt for the installer to see it.

[vaudevillian]

[14Sep2020 10:40:35.314] [main/INFO] [mixin/]: SpongePowered MIXIN Subsystem Version=0.8 Source=file://fileserver/redirects$/user/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/libraries/org/spongepowered/mixin/0.8/mixin-0.8.jar Service=ModLauncher Env=CLIENT
[14Sep2020 10:40:35.374] [main/WARN] [net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLConfig/CORE]: Configuration file \\fileserver\redirects$\user\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\config\fml.toml is not correct. Correcting
[14Sep2020 10:40:35.384] [main/WARN] [net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLConfig/CORE]: Incorrect key [defaultConfigPath] was corrected from null to defaultconfigs

 

Are you running a normalizing call? URI.normalize() or URI.resolve() ?

Edited September 14, 2020 by vaudevillian

[vaudevillian]

Just now, diesieben07 said:

Which part are you talking about?

source=file://fileserver is missing slashes

 

URI uri =URI.create("file:////fileserver/redirects/../../../..")

 

just fyi: I'm not an expert with java I'm just helping to try and figure it out. That log line looks like slashes have been removed with URI normalizing.

[vaudevillian]

Log

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[14Sep2020 10:40:34.925] [main/INFO] [cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher/MODLAUNCHER]: ModLauncher running: args [--username, 1Vaudevillian1, --version, 1.16.3-forge-34.0.1, --gameDir, \\fileserver\redirects$\user\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft, --assetsDir, \\fileserver\redirects$\user\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\assets, --assetIndex, 1.16, --uuid, 356fef2ba2bb494d8157796cd7ce94de, --accessToken, ????????, --userType, mojang, --versionType, release, --launchTarget, fmlclient, --fml.forgeVersion, 34.0.1, --fml.mcVersion, 1.16.3, --fml.forgeGroup, net.minecraftforge, --fml.mcpVersion, 20200911.084530]
[14Sep2020 10:40:34.929] [main/INFO] [cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher/MODLAUNCHER]: ModLauncher 7.0.1+78+master.e9771d8 starting: java version 1.8.0_51 by Oracle Corporation
[14Sep2020 10:40:35.253] [main/INFO] [net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FixSSL/CORE]: Added Lets Encrypt root certificates as additional trust
[14Sep2020 10:40:35.314] [main/INFO] [mixin/]: SpongePowered MIXIN Subsystem Version=0.8 Source=file://fileserver/redirects$/user/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/libraries/org/spongepowered/mixin/0.8/mixin-0.8.jar Service=ModLauncher Env=CLIENT
[14Sep2020 10:40:35.374] [main/WARN] [net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLConfig/CORE]: Configuration file \\fileserver\redirects$\user\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\config\fml.toml is not correct. Correcting
[14Sep2020 10:40:35.384] [main/WARN] [net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLConfig/CORE]: Incorrect key [defaultConfigPath] was corrected from null to defaultconfigs
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.780] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI has an authority component
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.780] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:423)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.781] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleURI.<init>(ContainerHandleURI.java:57)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.781] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleModLauncher$Resource.<init>(ContainerHandleModLauncher.java:45)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.781] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleModLauncher.addResource(ContainerHandleModLauncher.java:76)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.781] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleModLauncher.addResources(ContainerHandleModLauncher.java:86)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.782] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.MixinLaunchPlugin.addResources(MixinLaunchPlugin.java:179)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.782] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler.lambda$offerScanResultsToPlugins$7(LaunchPluginHandler.java:78)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.782] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler$$Lambda$390/827579900.accept(Unknown Source)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.783] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at java.util.HashMap.forEach(HashMap.java:1280)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.783] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler.offerScanResultsToPlugins(LaunchPluginHandler.java:78)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.783] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:76)
[14Sep2020 10:40:36.783] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:65)

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these lines here:

[14Sep2020 10:40:35.314] [main/INFO] [mixin/]: SpongePowered MIXIN Subsystem Version=0.8 Source=file://fileserver/redirects$/user/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/libraries/org/spongepowered/mixin/0.8/mixin-0.8.jar Service=ModLauncher Env=CLIENT
[14Sep2020 10:40:35.374] [main/WARN] [net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLConfig/CORE]: Configuration file \\fileserver\redirects$\user\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\config\fml.toml is not correct. Correcting
[14Sep2020 10:40:35.384] [main/WARN] [net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLConfig/CORE]: Incorrect key [defaultConfigPath] was corrected from null to defaultconfigs

 

It's like forge cant see the install path because Source=file://fileserver/redirects$/user/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/libraries/org/spongepowered/mixin/0.8/mixin-0.8.jar Service=ModLauncher Env=CLIENT

 

Is not a network path inside java; Source=file:////fileserver/redirects$/user/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/libraries/org/spongepowered/mixin/0.8/mixin-0.8.jar Service=ModLauncher Env=CLIENT would be a network path Thats why I was asking about uri normalizing. If you normalize paths it will remove the extra two // im pretty sure.

[vaudevillian]

1 hour ago, diesieben07 said:

One thing however: even the vanilla game still does not work for me when the launcher workDir is on a network drive. How did you get that to work?

For some reason it works at least when running on a domain. I will setup a vm and a vlan to isolate and try and run from a network share. Will take me a couple days. But will get back with results. It might be down to running a windows domain as to why it runs.

[vaudevillian]

On 9/14/2020 at 1:00 PM, diesieben07 said:

One thing however: even the vanilla game still does not work for me when the launcher workDir is on a network drive. How did you get that to work?

I figured out how you might be able to do it. Use symlinks with network path and host name. In might now work with linux as well. \\hostname\smbshare

 

I currently have it working on a network share like this.

 

Edit: messed up a bit was tired last night

Edited September 19, 2020 by vaudevillian

[ImaginedFantasy]

Hello! I have the same issue of having vanilla minecraft work on a domain and roaming profiles while forge does not, I have very similar (if not the same) things written in the logs too. I'm trying to run Forge 1.16.4 build 35.1.4 (the recommended build).

Log

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[07Mar2021 18:43:28.270] [main/INFO] [cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher/MODLAUNCHER]: ModLauncher running: args [--username, ImaginedFantasy, --version, 1.16.4-forge-35.1.4, --gameDir, \\DC\Users$\user\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft, --assetsDir, \\DC\Users$\user\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\assets, --assetIndex, 1.16, --uuid, 3b2326585ed24f90b3d481e1d14a1486, --accessToken, ????????, --userType, mojang, --versionType, release, --launchTarget, fmlclient, --fml.forgeVersion, 35.1.4, --fml.mcVersion, 1.16.4, --fml.forgeGroup, net.minecraftforge, --fml.mcpVersion, 20201102.104115]
[07Mar2021 18:43:28.280] [main/INFO] [cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher/MODLAUNCHER]: ModLauncher 8.0.6+85+master.325de55 starting: java version 1.8.0_51 by Oracle Corporation
[07Mar2021 18:43:28.299] [main/WARN] [cpw.mods.modlauncher.SecureJarHandler/]: LEGACY JDK DETECTED, SECURED JAR HANDLING DISABLED
[07Mar2021 18:43:28.679] [main/INFO] [net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FixSSL/CORE]: Added Lets Encrypt root certificates as additional trust
[07Mar2021 18:43:28.759] [main/INFO] [mixin/]: SpongePowered MIXIN Subsystem Version=0.8.2 Source=file://DC/Users$/user/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/libraries/org/spongepowered/mixin/0.8.2/mixin-0.8.2.jar Service=ModLauncher Env=CLIENT
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.787] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URI has an authority component
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.787] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:423)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.787] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleURI.<init>(ContainerHandleURI.java:57)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.788] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleModLauncher$Resource.<init>(ContainerHandleModLauncher.java:45)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.788] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleModLauncher.addResource(ContainerHandleModLauncher.java:76)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.788] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.platform.container.ContainerHandleModLauncher.addResources(ContainerHandleModLauncher.java:86)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.789] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at org.spongepowered.asm.launch.MixinLaunchPlugin.addResources(MixinLaunchPlugin.java:181)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.789] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler.lambda$offerScanResultsToPlugins$7(LaunchPluginHandler.java:78)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.789] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler$$Lambda$400/1822630059.accept(Unknown Source)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.790] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at java.util.HashMap.forEach(HashMap.java:1280)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.790] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchPluginHandler.offerScanResultsToPlugins(LaunchPluginHandler.java:78)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.791] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:77)
[07Mar2021 18:43:34.791] [main/INFO] [STDERR/]: [java.lang.ThreadGroup:uncaughtException:1052]:     at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:66)
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How did you get it to work? Please let me know
Oh! and I should mention, I don't understand a lick of code, so I could be using terms wrong in this post and might need particularly clear or descriptive directions in a response.
 

Thanks!

[ImaginedFantasy]

On 9/19/2020 at 1:07 AM, vaudevillian said:

Use symlinks with network path and host name.

I have no idea what this means or how to use it, a description would be very much appreciated instead of simply quoting this at me

[ImaginedFantasy]

yes, but vaudevillian had managed to get it to work and I was hoping they would be able to explain what they did :3

[ImaginedFantasy]

yes, but unfortunately I'm not savvy enough to understand what that meant. I'm hoping they would be willing to explain in either more detail or in more simple terms