How to become an admin on your Minetest server

Minetest has one server admin account, named in minetest.conf, plus a privilege system for everyone else.

1. Set the admin account

1. Stop the server in the Game Panel.
2. Open minetest.conf in the Files tab.
3. Set name = YourPlayerName, using exactly the name you register with in the client.
4. Save and start the server.

That account has every privilege, including ones it cannot be granted any other way.

2. Grant privileges to others

• In game chat, run /grant PlayerName privilege, for example /grant Alex fly.
• /grant PlayerName all gives everything, which is how you make a second admin.
• /revoke PlayerName privilege takes one back.
• /privs PlayerName shows what someone currently has.
• The Console tab in the Game Panel runs the same commands without the leading slash, as the server itself.

3. Privileges worth knowing

• interact lets a player build and dig. Without it they can only look around.
• shout lets them use chat.
• fly, fast and noclip are movement privileges.
• kick and ban are moderation privileges.
• server allows shutdown and other server commands.

4. Resetting a forgotten password

Accounts belong to the world. As the server admin you can clear a player's password with the appropriate chat command, and they set a new one on their next login. This is the only way back in for a player who forgets theirs.

5. If admin does not work

• The name in minetest.conf must match your registered player name exactly, including capital letters.
• Restart the server after the change.
• If you registered before setting it, the privileges apply on your next login.

Open a ticket from Support in the Client Area with your player name and the console output if privileges are still refused.