Yes, because that file is how ranks and permissions are stored now; the users.ini and groups.ini files are migrated to this new storage if it doesn't exist; with some defaults brought in.
Now, if the server crashes, I'm interested in details. What OS? Self-compiled or downloaded executable? Any message before the server crashes? Anything interesting in the logs?
There are two "How to report crashes" guides, for Windows and for Linux:
https://forum.cuberite.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=10
Can you use them to provide as much info as possible? Thanks.
Now, if the server crashes, I'm interested in details. What OS? Self-compiled or downloaded executable? Any message before the server crashes? Anything interesting in the logs?
There are two "How to report crashes" guides, for Windows and for Linux:
https://forum.cuberite.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=10
Can you use them to provide as much info as possible? Thanks.