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How to become an admin on your Killing Floor 2 server

Killing Floor 2Updated Oct 21, 20263 min read

Killing Floor 2 admin access is a password. It unlocks admin commands in game and, if you enable it, a web based control panel.


1. Set the admin password

  1. Stop the server in the Game Panel.
  2. Open the Files tab and go to KFGame/Config.
  3. In the KFGame config file, find the [Engine.AccessControl] section.
  4. Set AdminPassword to something long, different from the game password.
  5. Save and start the server.

2. Log in as admin in game

  1. Join the server and press ~ to open the console.
  2. Type adminlogin YourAdminPassword.
  3. Admin commands are now available, including admin followed by a server command, and kicking players.

3. The web admin panel

Killing Floor 2 includes a web based admin panel, turned off by default.

  1. Stop the server and open KFWeb.ini in KFGame/Config.
  2. Set the option that enables the web admin to true.
  3. The panel listens on its own port, separate from the game. It is only reachable if your service has a spare port allocated for it, which you can check on the server dashboard in the panel.
  4. Start the server and open that address in a browser. Log in with the user name Admin and your admin password.

If no second port is allocated to your service, open a ticket and we will tell you whether one can be added.


4. What the web panel gives you

  • Player list with kick and ban.
  • Map and mode changes without editing files.
  • Server settings, chat and the current game state.

5. If the password is refused

  • Restart the server after changing it. The config is read at boot.
  • Check you edited the config file for the platform your server runs.
  • Check for a trailing space in the value.

Open a ticket from Support in the Client Area if the value is right and admin is still refused.

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