How to become an admin on your DayZ server

DayZ is deliberately austere. There is no admin menu in game and no god mode. Server control happens through the passwords in your config and through BattlEye RCon.

1. Set the admin password

1. Stop the server and open serverDZ.cfg in the Files tab.
2. Set passwordAdmin = "YourAdminPassword";.
3. Keep it different from the join password in password.
4. Save and start the server.

2. Set the RCon password

Kicking and banning is done through BattlEye RCon.

1. Stop the server.
2. Open the battleye folder in the Files tab.
3. Open the BattlEye server config file and set the RCon password on the RConPassword line.
4. Save and start the server.

Treat this password like the keys to the server. Anyone with it can kick and ban at will.

3. Moderating from the panel console

The Console tab in the Game Panel shows the server log as it happens, including connections, deaths and BattlEye messages. Bans can also be applied by editing the ban list file in the battleye folder while the server is stopped.

4. What DayZ does not give you

• No in game admin panel, no spawn menu and no teleport in the vanilla game.
• Community mods add admin tools, and they are installed like any other mod. Choose one that is actively maintained.
• Anything that changes loot or vehicles is done in the mission economy files, not by a command.

5. If admin tools do not work

• Restart the server after changing any password. Both files are read at boot.
• Check for a trailing space in the password value.
• If you use an admin mod, confirm it loaded by reading the console during boot.

Open a ticket from Support in the Client Area with the console output if the passwords look right and admin is still refused.