How to Add an Admin to Your Eco Server

Admins on an Eco server are entered in the file /Configs/Users.eco. Everyone listed there is allowed to use the admin chat commands of the server.

Important

What you enter is always an ID – either the player's SLG ID or their SteamID64. A plain user name does not work.

Tip

Here you can find a guide on how to find your SteamID64.

Find your own ID

The server shows you your SLG ID directly in the game:

1. Open the chat
   Press Enter in the game to open the chat.

2. Enter the command
   Enter the following command to display your own ID:

   /manage whoami

   For other players you can use /manage whois <PlayerName> as well as /manage listusers – the latter lists all users known to the server with their name and ID.

Add the admin

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. Configuration files are only read on server start.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open Users.eco
   Open the following file:

   /Configs/Users.eco

   File does not exist?

   For every configuration, /Configs/ also contains a file ending in .eco.template. This template only holds the default values and is not read by the server. If Users.eco is missing, copy Users.eco.template and rename the copy to Users.eco.

4. Enter the ID
   Look for the Admins section and add the ID inside $values:

   "Admins": {
     "System.String": {
       "$type": "System.Collections.Generic.List`1[[System.String, System.Private.CoreLib]], System.Private.CoreLib",
       "$values": [
         "76561198012345678"
       ]
     }
   }

   The $type line already exists in your file – leave it unchanged and only add the IDs under $values. Depending on the server version it can look different from the example.

   Multiple admins are listed one below the other, separated by commas – there is no comma after the last entry:

   "$values": [
     "76561198012345678",
     "76561198087654321"
   ]

5. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server. The admin rights are applied on startup.

Warning

Users.eco has to remain valid JSON. A single missing or extra comma is enough to make the file unreadable for the server. If something goes wrong, you can look at Users.eco.template to see the original structure of the file.

First admin

The first admin can only be added through the file. The chat commands for granting admin rights require admin rights themselves.

Grant admin rights in the game

Once you are an admin, you can appoint further admins directly in the game:

Command	Description
/manage admin <NameOrID> [reason]	Shows the admin list or adds a user as admin. Short form: /admin
/manage removeadmin <NameOrID> [reason]	Removes admin rights from a user
/manage listadmins	Shows all admins of the server
/manage authlevel	Shows your current authorisation level

For <NameOrID> the commands accept the account id, Steam ID, SLG ID or the user name.

Note

You enter these commands in the in-game chat. Whether they can also be sent through the console in the dashboard is not documented – when in doubt, use the chat or the configuration file.

Tip

To learn how to remove players from your server as an admin, see Kick & Ban Players.