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

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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