Server administration

Admin commands

An admin command is a type of console command which can be used from the server console, or by a GUID-authenticated player with the necessary permission. The name of the permission needed for a command is in the "Flag" column below.

Name and usage	Flag	Description
adjustban [ban#] (/mask) (duration) (reason)	ban	change the IP address mask, duration or reason of a ban. mask is prefixed with '/'. duration is specified as numbers followed by units 'w' (weeks), 'd' (days), 'h' (hours) or 'm' (minutes), or seconds if no units are specified. if the duration is preceded by a + or -, the ban duration will be extended or shortened by the specified amount
adminhelp (command)	adminhelp	display admin commands available to you or help on a specific command
admintest	admintest	display your current admin level
allowbuild [name|slot#]	denybuild	restore a player's ability to build
allready	allready	makes everyone ready in intermission
ban [name|slot#|IP(/mask)] (duration) (reason)	ban	ban a player by IP address and GUID with an optional expiration time and reason. duration is specified as numbers followed by units 'w' (weeks), 'd' (days), 'h' (hours) or 'm' (minutes), or seconds if no units are specified
bot [add|del|spec|unspec] [name|all] [aliens/humans] (skill)	bot	Add/Del/Spec bots
builder	builder	show who built a structure
buildlog (name|slot#) (id)	buildlog	show buildable log
cancelvote (a|h)	cancelvote	cancel a vote taking place
changemap [mapname] (layout)	changemap	load a map (and optionally force layout)
denybuild [name|slot#]	denybuild	take away a player's ability to build
flag [name|slot#|admin#|*level#] (+|-)[flag]	flag	add an admin flag to a player, prefix flag with '-' to disallow the flag. console can use this command on admin levels by prefacing a '*' to the admin level value.
flaglist	flag	list the flags understood by this server
kick [name|slot#] (reason)	kick	kick a player with an optional reason
l0 [name|slot#|admin#]	l0	remove name protection from a player by setting them to admin level 0
l1 [name|slot#]	l1	give a player name protection by setting them to admin level 1
listadmins (name) (start admin#)	listadmins	display a list of all server admins and their levels
listbots	listbots	display a list of all server bots and some debug info about each
listinactive [months] (start admin#)	listadmins	display a list of inactive server admins and their levels
listlayouts (mapname)	listlayouts	display a list of all available layouts for a map
listplayers	listplayers	display a list of players, their client numbers and their levels
lock [a|h]	lock	lock a team to prevent anyone from joining it
mute [name|slot#]	mute	mute a player
namelog (name|IP(/mask)) (start namelog#)	namelog	display a list of names used by recently connected players
navgen all | missing | <class>...	navgen	request bot navmesh generation
nextmap	nextmap	go to the next map in the cycle
passvote (a|h)	passvote	pass a vote currently taking place
pause	pause	Pause (or unpause) the game.
putteam [name|slot#] [h|a|s]	putteam	move a player to a specified team
readconfig	readconfig	reloads the admin config file and refreshes permission flags
register	register	register your name to protect it from being used by other players.
rename [name|slot#] [new name]	rename	rename a player
restart (layout) (keepteams|switchteams|keepteamslock|switchteamslock)	restart	restart the current map (optionally using named layout or keeping/switching teams)
revert [id]	revert	revert buildables to a given time
setlevel [name|slot#|admin#] [level]	setlevel	sets the admin level of a player
showbans (name|IP(/mask)) (start at ban#)	showbans	display a (partial) list of active bans
slap [name|slot#|admin#] (damage)	slap	slaps a player, optionally with damage
spec999	spec999	move 999 pingers to the spectator team
speclock [name|slot#] [duration]	kick	move a player to spectators and prevent from joining a team duration is specified as numbers followed by units 'h' (hours) or 'm' (minutes), or seconds if no units are specified. End-of-game automatically revokes this
specunlock [name|slot#]	ban	allow a player to join any team again
time [minutes]	time	show the current local server time or set this game's time limit
unban [ban#]	ban	unbans a player specified by the slot as seen in showbans
unflag [name|slot#|admin#|*level#] (+|-)[flag]	flag	clears an admin flag from a player. console can use this command on admin levels by prefacing a '*' to the admin level value.
unlock [a|h]	lock	unlock a locked team
unmute [name|slot#]	mute	unmute a muted player
unregister	unregister	unregister your name so that it can be used by other players.
warn [name|slot#] [reason]	warn	warn a player about his behaviour