To kick or ban a player on a Counter-Strike 1.6 server on PlayNHost, type amx_kick or amx_ban with their name in the Console tab of the panel. A ban of 0 minutes is permanent. To lift a ban, type amx_unban with their SteamID. AMX Mod X admins can type the same commands in the game console.
Ban a player
- Open your server in the panel and click the Console tab.
- Type
statusand press Enter. The list shows each player's name,useridanduniqueid, which is their SteamID. - Type
amx_ban "PlayerName" 0 "cheating"and press Enter: the name, the minutes (0is permanent) and a reason. - The player is kicked with the reason. The Console prints
Writing banned.cfg.as the ban list is saved.
When two names look alike, use the number from the userid column with a # in front instead of the name, for example amx_ban #12 60 "spam". That bans player 12 for 60 minutes.
Which command does what?
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
amx_kick "name" "reason" | Kicks the player. They can join again. |
amx_ban "name" <minutes> "reason" | Kicks and bans their SteamID. |
amx_banip "name" <minutes> "reason" | Kicks and bans their IP address. |
amx_addban "STEAM_0:0:123456" <minutes> "reason" | Bans a SteamID or IP address of a player who is not online. |
amx_last | Lists the last few players who left, with their SteamID and IP address. |
amx_unban "STEAM_0:0:123456" | Lifts a SteamID ban. Use an IP address to lift an IP ban. |
amx_slay "name" | Kills the player in the round. |
amx_slap "name" <power> | Slaps the player, with damage if you give a power. |
amx_who | Lists the players and their admin rights. |
These come from the AMX Mod X admin plugin that is installed and running on every new server. In the game, admins also find kick and ban in the menu that amxmodmenu opens.
How do I unban a player?
- Find their SteamID. It is in
cstrike/banned.cfgin Files, on a line that starts withbanid. For a player who left a moment ago,amx_lastin the Console tab shows it. - Type
amx_unban "STEAM_0:0:123456"with their SteamID and press Enter. - For an IP ban, type
amx_unban 203.0.113.5with their IP address. IP bans are incstrike/listip.cfg.
The player can join again at once.
Where are bans kept, and do they survive a restart?
- Permanent bans (
0minutes) are written tocstrike/banned.cfg(SteamIDs) andcstrike/listip.cfg(IP addresses). They load when the server starts through the linesexec banned.cfgandexec listip.cfgincstrike/server.cfg. Open that file in Files and add the two lines if they are not there. - Timed bans are kept in memory only. A restart ends them early.
Backups include both files: How to back up and restore your Counter-Strike 1.6 server.
Who can kick and ban?
The panel's Console tab can always. In the game, an admin needs the access flag c to kick and d to ban and unban; v allows timed bans only. An admin with the flag a cannot be kicked or banned by other admins. To give these rights, see How to become admin on your Counter-Strike 1.6 server.
A banned player sees You have been banned from this server when they try to join. Other join messages are in Counter-Strike 1.6 server problems and fixes.
