Rust | How to Add an Admin / How to Add an Moderator

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    There are two different methods to add admins/moderators - this article covers both methods:

    Using config file

    How to add an Admin:

    1. Find SteamID64 using https://steamid.co/
    2. Go into the gamepanel and select "Configuration Files"
    3. Click "Configuration Editor" next to "users.cfg"
    4. Click the "New Admin" button
      - enter the Admin's SteamID64 in the SteamID64 field
      - enter the Admin's in-game name in the Name field
    5. Press Save in the top left
    6. You've now added an admin - for multiple admins simply repeat this process.

    How to add a Moderator:

    1. Find SteamID64 using https://steamid.co/
    2. Go into the gamepanel and select "Configuration Files"
    3. Click "Configuration Editor" next to "users.cfg"
    4. Click the "New Moderator" button
      - enter the Moderator's SteamID64 in the SteamID64 field
      - enter the Moderator's in-game name in the Name field
    5. Press Save in the top left
    6. You've now added a moderator - for multiple moderators simply repeat this process.

    Using RCon

    How to add an Admin:

    1. Go to the official Rust RCON tool (http://facepunch.github.io/webrcon/#/home)
    2. Log into your server via RCON details which can be found by clicking RCON Details in the game panel.
    3. Execute following command in the console:

      ownerid [your steamID64] "[your in game name]"
      (include everything other than the [ ]) you can get your steamID64 from https://steamid.co/


    4. Then type
      server.writecfg (saves config)
      server.readcfg (updates everything to saved config)
    5. You've now added an admin - for multiple admins simply repeat this process.


    How to add a Moderator:

    1. Go to the official Rust RCON tool (http://facepunch.github.io/webrcon/#/home)
    2. Log into your server via RCON details can be found in the command line manager within game panel
    3. Execute following command:

      moderatorid [your steamID64] "[your in game name]" "[reason]"
      (include everything other than the [ ] ) you can get your steamID64 from https://steamid.co/


      Then type
      server.writecfg (saves config)
      server.readcfg (updates everything to saved config)

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