Learn how to ban and unban players on your Rust server for a seamless gaming experience

Introduction

Maintaining control over who can access and play on your Rust server is essential. Banning and unbanning players is a built-in feature for every Rust server, ensuring you can prevent unwanted players from joining your server or grant access back to previously banned players.

If you're unsure about finding a player's SteamID, refer to our guide here.

Banning a Player or SteamID

There are two methods to ban a player from your Rust server:

Ban via SteamID: Each Steam user has an ID associated with their account. When banned, the account cannot connect to your server again, regardless of the username.

Ban via in-game username: This method retrieves the SteamID of the connected user and bans them via that ID. It's only possible to ban via username while the user is online.

Command Description

/banid "Steam_ID" ["optional_reason"]	Bans a user based on their SteamID.
/ban "user_name" ["optional_reason"]	Bans the connected user with the specified username using their SteamID.

Unbanning a SteamID

You can only unban users via their SteamID, as the server does not track banned usernames. Use the following command to unban a SteamID from your server:

Command Description
/unban user_ID Unbans a user based on their SteamID. Do not include quotes around the userid.

Viewing Banned SteamIDs

To view a list of currently banned SteamIDs on your server, use this command:

Command Description
/banlistex Displays a list of all banned users, including the reason, if provided.

Managing the Banlist File

The banlist is stored in the server's FTP File Access under server/my_server_identity/cfg/bans.cfg. This file is primarily used for importing/exporting ban player information. Before making any changes to this file, follow these steps:

• Stop your server entirely to prevent any issues when changing the file.
• Make any desired edits to the file.
• Save the file.
• Restart your server.

Conclusion

By effectively managing player bans on your Rust server, you can maintain control over the gaming environment and ensure a smooth experience for all players. Use this comprehensive guide to learn the ins and outs of banning and unbanning players on your server.

Updated on: 10/04/2023