Ban players connected through multiple accounts at the same time

[Minix]

Hello, some people on my server like to open multiple minetest instances and log in with different accounts at the same time. I wouldn't mind this if it weren't because it produces more load on the network and results in bandwidth wasted. I was wondering if there is a mod to prevent this ? I searched around and found mods to ban players but not one for this scenario

[Festus1965]

I was wondering if there is a mod to prevent this ?

There is, ... something "like login per IP" Instance per IP ...

added: found it
* names_per_ip

[sorcerykid]

The following script should do what you need.

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local addrs = { }

minetest.register_privilege( "bypass_addr", {
        description = "Permit multiple sessions from the same IP address.",
} )

minetest.register_on_joinplayer( function ( player )
        local name = player:get_player_name( )
        local ip = minetest.get_player_information( name ).address

        if addrs[ ip ] and not minetest.check_player_privs( name, { bypass_addr = true } ) then
                minetest.kick_player( name, "Multiple sessions from the same IP address are not permitted." )
        else
                addrs[ ip ] = name
        end
end )

minetest.register_on_leaveplayer( function ( player )
        local name = player:get_player_name( )

        for k, v in pairs( addrs ) do
                if v == name then
                        addrs[ k ] = nil
                        return
                end
        end
end )

[joe7575]

But two or more siblings behind a router/gateway/modem will then have problems...

[Festus1965]

But two or more siblings behind a router/gateway/modem will then have problems...

This often lie I know well already, but
* it is possible to set exceptions for some ip for this, AFTER
* the siblings can proof that they are active with all accounts same time (admin keep checking this ! after also)
(as often a second account is used for home-stay and activating machines, gardening, ...)

[Minix]

Great that's exactly what I needed, thank you !

I added a minetest.after with a delay of 1 second to wait for the client to be fully initialized because it was crashing the server every time it kicked someone.

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local addrs = { }

minetest.register_privilege( "bypass_addr", {
        description = "Permit multiple sessions from the same IP address.",
} )

minetest.register_on_joinplayer( function ( player )
        local name = player:get_player_name( )
        local ip = minetest.get_player_information( name ).address

        if addrs[ ip ] and not minetest.check_player_privs( name, { bypass_addr = true } ) then
                minetest.after(1.0, minetest.kick_player, name, "Multiple sessions from the same IP address are not permitted.")
        else
                addrs[ ip ] = name
        end
end )

minetest.register_on_leaveplayer( function ( player )
        local name = player:get_player_name( )

        for k, v in pairs( addrs ) do
                if v == name then
                        addrs[ k ] = nil
                        return
                end
        end
end )

For other people: create a folder named multi_ip (or the name you want really), then inside that folder create an empty file called init.lua and copy the code in it, after that copy that folder to your server's mods folder and restart.

Yes, multiple people connecting from inside the same network would be kicked as well, but admins can grant them bypass_addr