How to Add an Admin to Your Operation Harsh Doorstop Server

Admins are defined through the file Admins.cfg. What you enter is the player's SteamID64 – a 17-digit number starting with 7656.

Tip

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

Note

The file Admins.cfg is not shipped with the server. If it does not exist yet, simply create it yourself.

Add an admin

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. The admin list is read on server start.

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

3. Open Admins.cfg
   Open the following file. If it does not exist yet, create it in this folder:

   /HarshDoorstop/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Admins.cfg

4. Enter the SteamID64
   Enter exactly one SteamID64 per line – no names, no comments and no other characters:

   76561198012345678
   76561198087654321

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

Note

The folder LinuxServer is only created after the server has fully started once. If you cannot find it, start the server once and connect via SFTP again afterwards.

Use admin commands in game

As a listed admin you control the server directly from within the game.

1. Join the server
   Join your server – see Join Server.

2. Open the console
   Press the ~ key to open the in-game console.

3. Enter a command with the prefix
   In game, every admin command starts with admin, for example:

   admin status

   admin servertravel <map name>

Note

All RCON commands also work in the in-game console as long as you put the admin prefix in front. Without the prefix the command is not executed.

Manage admins while the server is running

Through an RCON client you can grant admin rights while the server is running. These commands take effect immediately, without stopping the server:

Command	Description
admin add <name>	Adds a player as admin by name
admin addid <id#>	Adds a player as admin by the ID number from status
admin remove <name>	Removes admin rights from a player
admin removeid <id#>	Removes admin rights by ID number

Tip

The command status gives you the ID number and the SteamID64 of every connected player.

Caution

Always add permanent admins to Admins.cfg as well. Only then do the rights survive a server restart.

Reload the configuration

If you edited Admins.cfg while the server was running, you do not necessarily have to restart it. The following RCON command reloads the configuration files from disk:

RELOADSERVERCONFIG

Among others it refreshes Admins.cfg, Bans.cfg and MapCycle.cfg.

Custom file name

By default the admin file is called Admins.cfg. The startup parameter -AdminList=FileName.cfg lets you use a different file name. You usually do not need this – stick with the default.

Tip

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