How to Kick or Ban Players on Your Operation Harsh Doorstop Server

You remove players either directly from within the game using the in-game console or via RCON. Permanent bans end up in the file Bans.cfg, which you can edit via SFTP.

Note

You need admin rights to use these commands. See Add Admin.

Use commands in game

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

2. List the players
   First display all connected players with their name, ID number and SteamID64:

   admin status

3. Run the command
   Run the desired command with the admin prefix in front, for example:

   admin kick PlayerName RuleViolation

Caution

In the in-game console every admin command needs the admin prefix. Through an RCON client you enter the same commands without that prefix.

Kick a player

admin kick <name> [reason]

admin kickid <id#> [reason]

The player is disconnected from the server immediately but can rejoin at any time. The ID number comes from the output of admin status.

Ban a player

admin ban <name> [reason] [duration]

admin banid <id#> [reason] [duration]

The duration is given in minutes. A value of 0 – or leaving the duration out – means a permanent ban.

Command overview

Command	Description
admin status	Show all players including ID number and SteamID64
admin kick <name> [reason]	Disconnect a player by name
admin kickid <id#> [reason]	Disconnect a player by ID number
admin ban <name> [reason] [duration]	Ban a player by name
admin banid <id#> [reason] [duration]	Ban a player by ID number

Lift a ban

Banned players are listed in the file Bans.cfg. A ban is lifted by deleting the corresponding line.

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

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

3. Open Bans.cfg
   Open the following file:

   /HarshDoorstop/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Bans.cfg

4. Delete the line
   Each line contains a SteamID64 followed by a colon and a number:

   76561198012345678:0

   Delete the entire line of the player you want to unban.

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

Unban without a restart

You can skip the restart: delete the line in Bans.cfg and then send the command RELOADSERVERCONFIG via RCON. The server then reloads Bans.cfg, Admins.cfg and the other configuration files straight from disk.

Note

Bans.cfg is not shipped with the server either. It is created as soon as the first ban is issued – but you can also create it yourself in the LinuxServer folder and enter SteamID64s in the format 76561198012345678:0.

Send commands via RCON

Instead of the in-game console you can send the same commands through an external RCON client – then without the admin prefix, so for example status, kick, kickid, ban and banid.

Important

You can find the RCON port and the RCON password of your server in the dashboard. Never share them with players – anyone with that access can fully control your server remotely.