How to Kick and Ban Players on Your Mordhau Server

You remove players from a Mordhau server through RCON. This lets you manage your server from your PC without being in the game yourself. RCON is disabled by default and has to be set up once.

Warning

The console in the dashboard is not a command line for Mordhau. The server only accepts kick and ban commands through RCON – typing them into the server console does nothing.

Set up RCON

1. Assign a port
   RCON needs a port of its own. Assign an additional port to your server in the dashboard and note the value.

   Note

   RCON in Mordhau runs over TCP, not UDP. The port is therefore different from the Game Port and the Query Port and has to be assigned separately.

2. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

   Warning

   Only edit the Game.ini while the server is stopped. Mordhau completely rewrites the file on shutdown – changes made while it is running are lost.

3. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

4. Open the Game.ini
   Open the following file:

   /Mordhau/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini

5. Enable RCON
   In the section [/Script/Mordhau.MordhauGameSession] enter your RCON password and the assigned port:

   [/Script/Mordhau.MordhauGameSession]
   RconPassword=ASecurePassword
   RconPort=YourRconPort
   RconTimeout=120.000000

   Important

   If RconPort is set to 0, RCON is disabled. Make sure to set a dedicated, secure RCON password as well – anyone who knows it has full control over your server.

6. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server.

7. Connect via RCON
   Connect with an RCON tool that supports the Source RCON protocol. Enter the IP address of your server, the RCON port and the RCON password there.

List the players

For kicks and bans you need the player's PlayFab ID. The following command returns it:

playerlist

The server returns one line per player with the PlayFab ID and the player name.

Note

playerlist only shows players who are currently connected. Note down the ID while the player is still online.

Kick a player

kick <PlayFabID> <reason>

The player is disconnected from the server immediately but can rejoin at any time.

Ban a player

ban <PlayFabID> <duration> <reason>

The duration is given in minutes. If you enter 0, the ban is permanent.

Example

ban 909275ECE8FEDDB 1440 Teamkilling

This ban lasts for 1440 minutes, so 24 hours.

Lift a ban

unban <PlayFabID>

With banlist you can check all active bans and their remaining duration beforehand.

Warning

Do not edit the ban and mute lists in the Game.ini by hand. The server maintains these entries itself – only lift bans through unban.

Mute a player

mute <PlayFabID> <minutes>

unmute <PlayFabID>

With mutelist you get all currently muted players.

Command overview

Command	Description
playerlist	Shows all connected players with PlayFab ID and name
kick <ID> <reason>	Disconnects a player from the server
ban <ID> <minutes> <reason>	Bans a player, 0 means permanent
unban <ID>	Lifts a ban
banlist	Lists all active bans with their duration
mute <ID> <minutes>	Mutes a player
unmute <ID>	Unmutes a player
mutelist	Lists all muted players
addadmin <ID>	Adds a player as an admin
removeadmin <ID>	Removes an admin
adminlist	Shows all admins
say <text>	Sends a message to all players
changelevel <map>	Changes the map
killplayer <ID>	Kills a player in the game
info	Shows information about the server

Tip

To learn how to grant permanent admin rights, see Add Admin.

Note

The folder LinuxServer and the Game.ini are only created after your server has fully started once. If you cannot find the file, start your server once and stop it again.