How to Kick and Ban Players on Your Fistful of Frags Server

You can remove players either through the server console in the dashboard or — if SourceMod is installed — directly in the game through the SourceMod commands. On top of that Fistful of Frags ships a built-in votekick system, which lets your players deal with troublemakers even when no admin is present.

List the players

1. Open the server console
   Open the console of your server via the dashboard.

2. Show the player list
   Enter the following command:

   status

   The output shows the userid and the SteamID for every connected player. You need these values for the commands below. The command users gives you an additional compact overview of the connected players.

Commands in the server console

Command	Description
status	Show server and player information including userid and SteamID
users	Show an overview of the connected players
kick <player name>	Remove a player from the server by name
kickid <userid | SteamID> [message]	Remove a player by userid or SteamID, with an optional message
kickall <message>	Remove every connected player with a message
banid <minutes> <userid | SteamID> [kick]	Ban a player (0 = permanent), kick also removes them right away
banip <minutes> <ip>	Ban an IP address (0 = permanent)
listid / listip	Show banned SteamIDs or IP addresses
removeid <SteamID> / removeip <ip>	Lift a ban
writeid / writeip	Write bans permanently to the ban files
changelevel <map name>	Change the map without disconnecting players
map <map name>	Force a map — this kicks every player from the server

Kick a player

kick <player name>

Example

kickid 12 Rule violation

12 is the userid from the output of status. Using the userid is more reliable than using the name, because player names can contain special characters and spaces.

A kicked player is removed from the server immediately but can rejoin right away.

Ban a player

banid 60 STEAM_0:1:12345678 kick

The duration in minutes goes in front of the SteamID, 0 bans permanently. Without the kick argument the player stays on the server for now and the ban only takes effect on the next connection attempt.

You ban an IP address accordingly:

banip 60 123.45.67.89

Save bans permanently

Important

Bans only live in the server's memory at first and are gone after a restart. Save them after every change with writeid (SteamID bans) or writeip (IP bans). The bans are then written to the files /fof/cfg/banned_user.cfg and /fof/cfg/banned_ip.cfg. The same goes for removeid and removeip — without a following writeid/writeip the ban is back after the next restart.

Note

For saved bans to apply again after a restart, the files have to be executed on server start. Add the following lines at the end of /fof/cfg/server.cfg:

exec banned_ip.cfg
exec banned_user.cfg
writeip
writeid

Commands through SourceMod

With SourceMod installed you can manage players directly from within the game. How to set up SourceMod and give yourself admin rights is described under Add Mods and Add Admin.

Command	Syntax	Required flag
sm_kick	<#userid|name> [reason]	c (kick)
sm_ban	<#userid|name> <minutes|0> [reason]	d (ban)
sm_banip	<ip|#userid|name> <time> [reason]	d (ban)
sm_addban	<time> <steamid> [reason]	m (rcon)
sm_unban	<steamid|ip>	e (unban)
sm_who	[#userid|name]	b (generic)
sm_map	<map>	g (changemap)

Note

For sm_ban and sm_banip a duration of 0 means a permanent ban. With sm_addban you can also ban players who are not currently on the server.

Examples

sm_kick "player name" Rule violation

sm_ban #12 60 Rule violation

sm_addban 0 STEAM_0:1:12345678 Rule violation

Lift a ban

sm_unban STEAM_0:1:12345678

sm_unban 123.45.67.89

Votekick

Fistful of Frags comes with its own votekick system. It lets your players remove troublemakers by vote without an admin being present.

How players vote

1. Open the votekick menu
   A player presses the votekick key in the game — F3 by default. The command votekick in the game console works as well.

2. Select the player
   In the menu they select the player who should be kicked.

3. Agree to the vote
   The other players open the same menu and vote. The player is only removed once enough votes come in.

Configure the votekick

Add the setting via SFTP to the following file:

/fof/cfg/server.cfg

Setting	Default	Meaning
fof_sv_votekickallowed	1	Allow votekicks on the server (0 = disabled)

Note

There is no voteban in Fistful of Frags — a vote only kicks the player, who can rejoin afterwards. Permanent bans are set through the server console or through SourceMod.

Other votes

Fistful of Frags also supports the Source Engine voting system, which players can use to suggest a map change, for example:

Setting	Meaning
sv_allow_votes	Allow votes on the server in general
sv_vote_allow_spectators	Spectators are allowed to vote
sv_vote_quorum_ratio	Share of players that has to agree
sv_vote_creation_timer	Cooldown before the same player may start another vote
sv_vote_failure_timer	Cooldown after a failed vote

The command listissues in the game console shows which votes are available; they are started with callvote.

Tip

After changing the server.cfg you have to restart your server for the values to be applied.