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	Admins are listed in the server's <code>server-adminlist.json</code> (~~on a~~ SurvivalServers ~~control panel~~ this is the '''Server Config &rsaquo; Access Control &rsaquo; Admins''' field). Admin commands work from in-game chat and over RCON.		{{#seo:\|title=Factorio Admin Commands: Kick, Ban, Whitelist and Save\|description=Factorio admin commands for kicking, banning, muting, whitelists and saving, where your server's admin list lives, and why Lua commands end achievements.}}
			Admins are listed in the server's <code>server-adminlist.json</code> (in the SurvivalServers Command Center this is the '''Server Config &rsaquo; Access Control &rsaquo; Admins''' field). Admin commands work from in-game chat and over RCON.
			In-game <code>/promote</code>, <code>/ban</code> and <code>/whitelist</code> changes are replaced at the next start: the panel rewrites all three lists from those '''Access Control''' fields.

	=== Player management ===		=== Player management ===

	* <code>/promote <player></code> — give a player admin		* <code>/promote <player></code>: give a player admin
	* <code>/demote <player></code> — remove admin		* <code>/demote <player></code>: remove admin
	* <code>/kick <player> [reason]</code> — kick a player		* <code>/kick <player> <reason></code>: kick a player
	* <code>/ban <player> [reason]</code> — ban a player		* <code>/ban <player> <reason></code>: ban a player
	* <code>/unban <player></code> — lift a ban		* <code>/unban <player></code>: lift a ban
	* <code>/bans</code> — list banned players		* <code>/bans</code>: list banned players
	* <code>/mute <player></code> / <code>/unmute <player></code> — mute or unmute chat		* <code>/mute <player></code> / <code>/unmute <player></code>: mute or unmute chat
	* <code>/purge <player></code> — clear a player's chat history		* <code>/purge <player></code>: clear a player's chat history

	=== Whitelist ===		=== Whitelist ===

	* <code>/whitelist add <player></code> / <code>/whitelist remove <player></code>		* <code>/whitelist add <player></code> / <code>/whitelist remove <player></code>
	* <code>/whitelist get</code> — show the whitelist		* <code>/whitelist get</code>: show the whitelist
	* <code>/whitelist ~~enable~~</code> ~~/ <code>/~~whitelist ~~disable</code>~~		* <code>/whitelist clear</code>: empty the whitelist (an empty whitelist lets anyone join)

	=== Server ===		=== Server ===

	* <code>/players online</code> — list connected players		* <code>/players online</code>: list connected players
	* <code>/admins</code> — list admins		* <code>/admins</code>: list admins
	* <code>/server-save</code> — save the map immediately		* <code>/server-save</code>: save the map immediately
	* <code>/kick</code>, <code>/ban</code> and the commands above all work over RCON too		* <code>/kick</code>, <code>/ban</code> and the commands above all work over RCON too
	* <code>/config get <option></code> / <code>/config set <option></code> — read or change runtime settings such as <code>max-players</code> and <code>password</code>		* <code>/config get <option></code> / <code>/config set <option> <value></code>: read or change runtime settings such as <code>max-players</code> and <code>password</code>

	=== A warning about Lua commands ===		=== A warning about Lua commands ===

	<code>/command</code> (or <code>/c</code>) executes raw Lua and unlocks cheats like item spawning — but using it '''permanently disables achievements''' on that save, and the game warns you once before it does. That is the game's own rule, not a hosting limitation.		<code>/command</code> (or <code>/c</code>) executes raw Lua and unlocks cheats like item spawning, but using it '''permanently disables achievements''' on that save, and the game warns you once before it does. That is the game's own rule, not a hosting limitation.

	Need a server with these tools wired into ~~a control panel~~? [https://www.survivalservers.com/services/game_servers/factorio/ Factorio dedicated server] hosting from SurvivalServers includes RCON access and an admin list editor out of the box.		Need a server with these tools wired into the Command Center? [https://www.survivalservers.com/services/game_servers/factorio/ Factorio dedicated server] hosting from SurvivalServers includes RCON access and an admin list editor out of the box.

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Admins are listed in the server's <code>server-adminlist.json</code> (on a SurvivalServers control panel this is the '''Server Config &rsaquo; Access Control &rsaquo; Admins''' field). Admin commands work from in-game chat and over RCON.

=== Player management ===

* <code>/promote <player></code> — give a player admin
* <code>/demote <player></code> — remove admin
* <code>/kick <player> [reason]</code> — kick a player
* <code>/ban <player> [reason]</code> — ban a player
* <code>/unban <player></code> — lift a ban
* <code>/bans</code> — list banned players
* <code>/mute <player></code> / <code>/unmute <player></code> — mute or unmute chat
* <code>/purge <player></code> — clear a player's chat history

=== Whitelist ===

* <code>/whitelist add <player></code> / <code>/whitelist remove <player></code>
* <code>/whitelist get</code> — show the whitelist
* <code>/whitelist enable</code> / <code>/whitelist disable</code>

=== Server ===

* <code>/players online</code> — list connected players
* <code>/admins</code> — list admins
* <code>/server-save</code> — save the map immediately
* <code>/kick</code>, <code>/ban</code> and the commands above all work over RCON too
* <code>/config get <option></code> / <code>/config set <option></code> — read or change runtime settings such as <code>max-players</code> and <code>password</code>

=== A warning about Lua commands ===

<code>/command</code> (or <code>/c</code>) executes raw Lua and unlocks cheats like item spawning — but using it '''permanently disables achievements''' on that save, and the game warns you once before it does. That is the game's own rule, not a hosting limitation.

Need a server with these tools wired into a control panel? [https://www.survivalservers.com/services/game_servers/factorio/ Factorio dedicated server] hosting from SurvivalServers includes RCON access and an admin list editor out of the box.

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