Hi there,

I have installed the Sign Artist plugin OK and have set permissions for myself to test. The server is running on a Windows 10 system.
I am currently trying to put a dart board image on a spinning wheel.  I have saved the dartboard image to both my gaming PC and the server.
Gaming PC -> C:\Temp\Darts.jpg
Server -> D:\RustServer\Images\Darts.jpg
I placed both files in easy to find folders.
If I try to load the image from my games PC and use the command "/sli file:///C:/Temp/Darts.jpg" I get told the file doesn't exist on the server.  Fair enough, so I copied the file to the server.
I then use the command "/sli file:///D:/RustServer/Images/Darts.jpg" and am told "You don't have permissions to use images from the server's filesystem".  As the Rust process is running on the server through an account with admin permissions, I assumed that I would be able to load the local file.

Is there a trick to being able to load local files, or will I need to find an alternative way to paint signs?

Thanks,

Dave.

I am not familiar with how this works on Windows.  But, based on tradition, you might try double slashes after the drive letter.  What definitely works, and what I have always used, was to upload somewhere like imgur and copy the actual image path ending in jpg/png.

Thanks RFC1920,

I've tried with the double slash after the drive name "/sli file:///D://RustServer/Images/Darts.jpg" but I still get the same error.
I have also tried using backslashes after the drive letter in case Windows is being fussy "/sli file:///D:\RustServer\Images\Darts.jpg" but still the same error.

As I am only trying to add a dart board and don't want to go through all the hassle of creating an account on a hosting server and uploading the image, I am just going to use RustAngelo.

Thanks anyway,

Dave.

Trying it now, btw.

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Perhaps 2 slashes before C: or D: and one everywhere else?

BTW, imgur.com doesn't require account creation afaict.

/sil file:///c:\img\420.PNG worked for me.

Hi rfc1920,

I've tried using the same syntax that you have used:
/sil file:///d:\RustServer\Images\Darts.jpg, but I still get the same error.  It's probably my server causing the issue.
I'll give it a restart and see if that helps.

Thanks,

Dave.

Hi again,

Here is an update.  I have restarted my server and launched the RustDedicated under admin permissions and I still get the same error.
I am now just using online images I find through google as that works OK.
I had a look around my server to see if there were any restrictions that could be in place to prevent RustDeciated from accessing the 2 folders I store images in and there are none.  It has me baffled.

Cheers,

Dave.

I was able to load a local image with '/sil file:///C:\\XXX\XXX.jpg'

I'm pretty sure that it's my server that the problem.  The various syntax I have tried all result in the same permission error.  I am now just using online images to get around it.  Thank you for your assistance anyway.

Cheers,

Dave.

Mr. Dave,

Did you ever find a fix or workaround? I'm having the same issue, but my server is Linux (Debian 9.9).

Command is "/sil file:///home/rustserver/images/barn1.jpg" Used to work but I haven't played in a few months so I'm not sure when it broke.

Thanks

Sorry mate,  I had no luck.  My OS is Windows 10 and I have looked a file and folder permissions with no luck.  The RustDedicated is runnning with full admin privileges too.  I cant figure it out.  I just use images from Google Image Search to find what I need.

Upload images you want to use to imgur (or similar) and link them from there.