CS2 (Linux) Cannot play on secure servers - an issue with your computer is blocking the VAC system.

[rcannizzaro]

Your system information

• System information from steam (Steam -> Help -> System Information) in a gist: https://gist.github.com/rcannizzaro/33b00d743413e4b1680dc00f0cd7c6fd

• Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I am receiving a VAC error indicating that my computer is blocking connection to the VAC system. This is the second time I've had this issue recently. The first time it randomly went away on it's own.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Attempt to join any game.
2. VAC error produced.
3. Exiting the game and restarting it does not fix the problem.

[emko]

are you trying to run CS2 through Proton? or are you actually running the native version?

[rcannizzaro]

are you trying to run CS2 through Proton? or are you actually running the native version?

Running the native version.

[sameer]

Just ran into this, restarting Steam fixed it for me though

[mackatozis]

Did you by any chance use the -insecure launch option? I noticed that it gives the same error message.

[saori-yuko]

This is happening randomly in the middle of the game for me as well as a result I've recieived a week long cooldown.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2112808778308079119/E31B1388DB0F41DFB9EA3CA3C5D38181AB057034/ https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2112808778308079119/E31B1388DB0F41DFB9EA3CA3C5D38181AB057034/

Steamid: 76561198832081156

@kisak-valve whats the ETA on this being fixed?

[marcuslark]

Not working for me..

I've tried to reinstall both steam and CS itself, of course tried to verify game files, making sure i'm solely using runtime and making sure nothing else than the official softwares are being used. Not using Proton, making sure the official path is being used as well: /home/username/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive

Using the latest version of vulkan, Nvidia drivers, steam, even made sure to generate and use the offical locales (en.US- UTF-8).

Rebooted multiple times, removing all kind of background processes, solely running Steam & CS. Still not working.

I tried some weird work-arounds I found on random forum threads, like changing your avatar & profile name while running CS2 (Seems to have solved it for some people), also starting a local server, playing against bots seems to have solved it for some people. Not for me though.

I have literally tried everything I have found online, actively trying to debug for at least 15 hours straight today. Seems impossible.

NEOFETCH:

``` OS: Manjaro Linux x86_64 Kernel: 6.1.55-1-MANJARO Uptime: 6 hours, 15 mins Packages: 1680 (pacman), 12 (flatpak) Shell: bash 5.1.16 Resolution: 1920x1080, 2560x1440 DE: GNOME 44.5 WM: Mutter WM Theme: CustomAccentColors Theme: Adw-dark [GTK2/3] Icons: Papirus-Dark-Maia [GTK2/3] Terminal: terminology Terminal Font: Inconsolata CPU: 11th Gen Intel i7-11700K (16) @ 4.900GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Rev. A Memory: 5278MiB / 31932MiB ```

STEAM, SYSTEM INFO:

``` Computer Information: Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Model: TUF GAMING B560M-PLUS Form Factor: Desktop No Touch Input Detected Processor Information: CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel CPU Brand: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz CPU Family: 0x6 CPU Model: 0xa7 CPU Stepping: 0x1 CPU Type: 0x0 Speed: 4900 MHz 16 logical processors 8 physical processors Hyper-threading: Supported FCMOV: Supported SSE2: Supported SSE3: Supported SSSE3: Supported SSE4a: Unsupported SSE41: Supported SSE42: Supported AES: Supported AVX: Supported AVX2: Supported AVX512F: Supported AVX512PF: Unsupported AVX512ER: Unsupported AVX512CD: Supported AVX512VNNI: Supported SHA: Supported CMPXCHG16B: Supported LAHF/SAHF: Supported PrefetchW: Unsupported Operating System Version: "Manjaro Linux" (64 bit) Kernel Name: Linux Kernel Version: 6.1.55-1-MANJARO X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation X Server Release: 12101008 X Window Manager: GNOME Shell Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime_0.20231024.64411 Video Card: Driver: NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2 Driver Version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.113.01 OpenGL Version: 4.6 Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel Monitor Refresh Rate: 143 Hz VendorID: 0x10de DeviceID: 0x1f08 Revision Not Detected Number of Monitors: 2 Number of Logical Video Cards: 1 Primary Display Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Desktop Resolution: 4480 x 1440 Primary Display Size: 23.50" x 13.23" (26.97" diag), 59.7cm x 33.6cm (68.5cm diag) Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x Primary VRAM: 6144 MB Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x 16x Sound card: Audio device: Realtek ALC897 Memory: RAM: 31932 Mb VR Hardware: VR Headset: None detected Miscellaneous: UI Language: English LANG: en_US.UTF-8 Total Hard Disk Space Available: 937498 MB Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 536869 MB Storage: Number of SSDs: 2 SSD sizes: 1000G,1000G Number of HDDs: 0 Number of removable drives: 0 ```

[wafbranco]

Has someone solved this VAC problem? I have done everything you can imagine, and nothing (eg. reinstall Linux).

[Fxzzi]

I've just gotten this now whilst playing an Arms Race. I was kicked, no amount of retrying or reloading or rebooting lets me back in.

[AmineMekki01]

any solution to this ?

[JoshuaVandaele]

Still happening here.

[vaxerski]

Can confirm, got kicked in the middle of an arms race game and restarting steam, game, etc, launching steam in the runtime, didn't help.