How to Make Yourself Admin on Your Rust Server

Rust has two admin levels. Owner has every command, moderator has the moderation subset. Both are keyed on your SteamID64.

Find your SteamID64

A SteamID64 is a 17 digit number beginning with 7656119. Open your Steam profile in a browser and read it from the URL, or paste your profile link into any SteamID lookup site. The Steam display name will not work.

Add yourself from the panel console

1. Start the server and open the Console section in the panel.
2. Run, with your own ID:

   ownerid 76561198000000000 "YourName" "server owner"

3. Write it to disk so it survives a restart:

   server.writecfg

For a moderator instead of an owner, use the same shape:

moderatorid 76561198000000000 "TheirName" "moderator"

Add yourself by editing the file

If the server is offline, open Files and edit:

server/rust/cfg/users.cfg

Add one line per admin using the same ownerid or moderatorid syntax shown above, save, then start the server. Do not edit this file while the server is running, because server.writecfg will overwrite it.

Removing an admin

removeowner 76561198000000000
removemoderator 76561198000000000
server.writecfg

Using admin in game

Reconnect after being added, then press F1 in game. Useful commands:

• noclip toggles flying through walls.
• god true toggles invulnerability.
• teleport "PlayerName" moves you to a player.
• inventory.give wood 1000 gives items by shortname.
• kick "PlayerName" "reason" and ban "PlayerName" "reason".
• status lists connected players with their SteamIDs.

Press F1 again and use the Admin tab for the same tools with a user interface.

If the commands do nothing

• You must fully disconnect and rejoin after being added. Admin is checked at connect time.
• Check for typos in the SteamID64. Rust does not report a bad ID.
• If admin is lost after every restart, you did not run server.writecfg, or the file was edited while the server was running.