Admins can use server commands such as sv_kick, sv_ban, sv_changemap and sv_reset from the in-game console. You choose who is an admin in ServerAdmin.json, using their Steam account id.

Finding A Steam Account Id

Your Steam account id is the number at the end of your Steam ID3, for example 12345678 in [U:1:12345678]. Sites such as steamid.io show it when you paste in your Steam profile link.

Adding An Admin

1
Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
2
In the sidebar, go to Files.
3
Open the config folder (config_combat for NS2: Combat) and click ServerAdmin.json.
4
Add the player under users, as in the example below, then save the file.
5
Start your server.

{
  "groups": {
    "admin_group": { "type": "disallowed", "commands": [] },
    "mod_group": { "type": "allowed", "commands": ["sv_reset", "sv_ban"] }
  },
  "users": {
    "YourName": { "id": 12345678, "groups": ["admin_group"] },
    "AFriend": { "id": 87654321, "groups": ["mod_group"] }
  }
}

admin_group can use every command (none are disallowed), and mod_group can only use the commands it lists. Each user's name is just a label for you; the id is what counts.

How To Add Admins To Your Natural Selection 2 Server

Finding A Steam Account Id

Adding An Admin

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