steamcmd checks for updates and quits. Does nothing else.

steamopen SteamCMD

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#4808 · opened 2017-01-14 by txtsd · updated 2019-07-18 · 3 comments · github

Ttxtsd 2017-01-14 github

Your system information

Steam client version: version screenshot
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I run steamcmd, it checks for updates, says download complete, and quits. I'm unable to use any parameters with it to do anything. It just quits.
https://gist.github.com/txtsd/8254a6b9991e264438ebfd08eeaeb90b

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Run steamcmd

Rrepomaa 2017-03-15 github

i might add that it exits with a return code of 7

Sstevestreza 2017-05-29 github

Also encountered this issue on Arch with the same return code 7. It appears to be permissions related, running as root launches the interactive CLI.

Ttxtsd 2018-07-19 github

Just an update. This issue still exists.
Using sudo like @stevestreza said lets steamcmd run, however, any directories used for installations are owned by root.

Nothing extracted yet.