What does a high immunity value do for a CS:GO admin?

It provides stronger protection against actions from other admins with lower immunity – an admin with lower immunity cannot affect one with higher immunity.

CS:GO: Becoming an Admin

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Introduction

Granting administrator rights allows you easy and comprehensive management with full control over your server. As an admin, you can use all available options and features of Sourcemod directly in-game. All the steps you need to assign administrator rights for your server are described below.

Preparation

To use administrator rights, a foundation must first be established. By default, CS:GO does not offer comprehensive admin management. However, there are frameworks for this, such as Sourcemod. The framework must be installed for configuration. If you haven't installed it yet, feel free to check out our matching plugin installation guide for CS:GO.

Defining Admins

You can add admins via the configuration file admins_simple.ini or admins.cfg, which you can find under ../csgo/cstrike/addons/sourcemod/configs/. For simple setups, admins_simple.ini is usually sufficient. There you can define admins by SteamID and assign permission flags directly.

ini

"STEAM_0:1:12345678" "z"
"STEAM_0:1:87654321" "bcdefgjk"

In the example, the first admin receives full rights with the flag z, while the second admin only gets selected rights.

For more complex configurations like groups, immunity, or passwords, you should use admins.cfg instead.

Code

Admins
{
  "User 1"
  {
    "auth"    "steam"
    "identity" "STEAM_0:1:12345678"
    "flags"   "z"
  }

  "User 2"
  {
    "auth"    "steam"
    "identity" "STEAM_0:1:87654321"
    "flags"   "bcdefgjk"
  }
}

Defining Admin Groups

You can also create admin groups. This way, you can control an admin's rights through their group. This means you don't have to configure rights individually for each admin. Groups are defined in the file admin_groups.cfg, which you can find under ../csgo/cstrike/addons/sourcemod/configs/.

Code

Groups
{
  "Full Admin"
  {
    "flags"   "z"
    "immunity" "99"
  }

  "Moderator"
  {
    "flags"   "bcdefgjk"
    "immunity" "10"
  }
}

Then you can assign a group to an admin in admins.cfg:

Code

Admins
{
  "User 1"
  {
    "auth"     "steam"
    "identity" "STEAM_0:1:12345678"
    "group"    "Full Admin"
  }
}

Defining Admin Immunity

Admins or groups can be assigned an immunity value. If an admin with a lower immunity value tries to affect an admin with a higher immunity value, the command will fail. You can add the immunity value by inserting the key immunity for each admin in admins.cfg or directly in admin_groups.cfg.

Code

Admins
{
  "ZoNiCaL"
  {
    "auth"      "steam"
    "identity"  "STEAM_0:1:12345678"
    "flags"     "z"
    "immunity"  "100"
  }
}

A higher immunity value means stronger protection against administrative actions from other admins with lower immunity.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully configured administrator rights for your CS:GO server with Sourcemod. If you have further questions or need support, our support team is available daily – just get in touch! 🙂

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Use admins_simple.ini located at ../csgo/cstrike/addons/sourcemod/configs/ – enter SteamID and permission flags there, e.g., "STEAM_0:1:12345678" "z" for full rights.

For more complex setups like admin groups, immunity, or passwords – admins_simple.ini is only suitable for simple configurations.

Define the group in admin_groups.cfg (with flags and immunity), then assign it to the admin in admins.cfg using the group field.

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Conclusion

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