How to Kick and Ban Players on Your No More Room in Hell 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 No More Room in Hell ships its own VoteKick and VoteBan system, which lets players react even when no admin is on the server.

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.

Commands in the server console

Command	Description
status	Show server and player information including userid and SteamID
kick <player name>	Remove a player from the server immediately
banid <minutes> <SteamID> [kick]	Ban a player (0 = permanent), kick also removes them right away
writeid	Save SteamID bans permanently
writeip	Save IP bans permanently
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

kick dark_st3alth

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.

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 /nmrih/cfg/banned_user.cfg and /nmrih/cfg/banned_ip.cfg.

Note

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

exec banned_ip.cfg
exec banned_user.cfg

Warning

The Source Engine also knows the commands kickid, addip, removeid and removeip. They are not officially documented for No More Room in Hell and may not behave as expected. To lift a ban it is best to use sm_unban from SourceMod, or remove the matching line from /nmrih/cfg/banned_user.cfg and restart the server.

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 and VoteBan

No More Room in Hell comes with its own voting system. It lets players remove abusive or team-killing players without an admin being present.

How players vote

1. Show the player list
   A player enters the following command in the chat:

   !vklist

   A numbered list of all players on the server is displayed.

2. Start the vote
   The vote is started with the number from that list:

   !vk 3

   !vk starts a votekick, !vb starts a voteban.

3. Agree to the vote
   The other players agree in the chat with the following command:

   !yes

Configure the voting

Add the settings via SFTP to the following file:

/nmrih/cfg/server.cfg

Setting	Default	Meaning
sv_votekick_timer	10	Duration of a vote in seconds
sv_votekick_required_pct	0.5	Share of players that has to agree to a votekick
sv_voteban_required_pct	0.65	Share of players that has to agree to a voteban
sv_voteban_banlength	30	Duration of a voteban in minutes

Example:

sv_votekick_timer 10
sv_votekick_required_pct 0.5
sv_voteban_required_pct 0.65
sv_voteban_banlength 30

Note

The voteban system cannot issue permanent bans — sv_voteban_banlength therefore always has to be greater than 0. Permanent bans are set through the server console or through SourceMod.

Tip

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