How to Kick and Ban Players on Your The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria Server

Return to Moria has no admin or role system: there is no admin list, no admin password and no admin commands inside the game. Instead you manage players through the file MoriaServerPermissions.txt in the main directory of your server.

Note

You always enter the account name of the player as it is shown on the server – not a SteamID64 and not an Epic ID.

Block a player

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. The file may only be edited while the server is stopped – during operation the server overwrites it.

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

3. Open the permissions file
   Open the following file in the main directory of your server:

   MoriaServerPermissions.txt

   Note

   If the file does not exist yet, start your server once completely. The configuration files are created on the first start.

4. Add the player
   Add one line per player you want to lock out, following this pattern:

   Durin = Blocked

   All lines starting with ; are comments and are ignored.

5. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server. The listed player can no longer join.

Tip

You can also add players in advance, before they have ever connected – the entry takes effect as soon as somebody tries to join with that account name.

Remove a block

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

2. Remove the line
   Open the file MoriaServerPermissions.txt and delete the player's line completely.

3. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server. The player can join again.

Caution

The list is overwritten by the server as soon as somebody is blocked in-game. Only edit the file while the server is stopped – otherwise your changes are lost.

Caution

Changes to the file only take effect after a server restart. A player who is already connected stays online until then.

What Return to Moria does not offer

Note

Return to Moria has no temporary bans and no ban reasons, no bans via a Steam or Epic ID and no ban list in the dashboard. A block stays in place until you remove the line from the permissions file again.

Limit the server to a fixed group

The permissions file locks out individual players. If you instead want to restrict access to specific people, set a server password in your server settings and share it only with those players – see Join Server.

Additional permission levels

Besides Blocked, the permissions file offers levels that restrict the building and storage rights of individual players. Every line follows the pattern Name = Option,Option:

Level	Meaning
Blocked	The player with that account name cannot join the server
Default	The player gets the default permissions
NoConstruction	The player may not build, quick-build or deconstruct
QuickBuild	The player may only quick-build platforms and rope ladders
AllConstruction	The player may build and deconstruct without restrictions
NoStorage	The player may not use storage containers or craft from shared base storage
AllStorage	The player may use all storage containers and their contents

An example with several entries:

Default = QuickBuild,NoStorage
Durin = Blocked
Gimli = AllConstruction,AllStorage
Thorin = Default

Note

Default is not a player name – it defines the permissions for every player without an entry of their own. The file ships with Default = AllConstruction,AllStorage.

Tip

Create a backup before making larger changes to the permissions file so you can always go back.

Console commands

The server ships with its own server console that allows managing players while it runs:

Command	Description
players	Show all connected players
status	Show the status of the server
kick <name>	Disconnect a player from the server
block <name>	Block a connected player
unblock <name>	Remove a block
regenerateinvitecode	Generate a new invite code on the next start
rename world <name>	Rename the world
difficulty	Show the current difficulty
setdifficulty <preset>	Set all difficulty settings to a preset
setcustomdifficulty	Set one specific difficulty setting
help	Show a list of all commands
exit	Save the world and shut down the server

Important

For Return to Moria the console in the dashboard only shows the output of the server – the invite code appears there, for example. The server does not accept commands through the dashboard because the server program runs in the background. To lock players out, use the file MoriaServerPermissions.txt instead.

Note

A kick only disconnects a player from the running session. They can rejoin the same session afterwards – only players listed in the permissions file are locked out permanently.

Show server rules

You can display a freely written set of rules to your players when they join.

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

2. Edit the rules file
   Open the following file in the main directory of your server via SFTP and enter your text:

   MoriaServerRules.txt

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

Caution

The rules text may be 1024 characters long at most.