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CS:GO: Become admin

Introduction​

The assignment of administrator permissions allows you simple and comprehensive administration with full control of your server. As an administrator, you have the option of using all available options and functions provided by Sourcemod directly in the game. All the steps you need to take to assign administrator permissions for your server will be described below.

Preparation​

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

Defining Admins​

Adding admins can be done via the admins_simple.ini or admins.cfg configuration file, found 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.

admins_simple.ini (Example)
"STEAM_0:1:12345678" "z"
"STEAM_0:1:87654321" "bcdefgjk"

In this example, the first admin receives full permissions through the z flag, while the second admin only receives selected permissions.

If you want to use more advanced configurations such as groups, immunity, or passwords, you should use admins.cfg instead.

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​

Admin groups can also be defined. Thus, an admin's permissions can be managed via their corresponding group. This way, permissions do not need to be individually configured for each admin. The groups are defined in the admin_groups.cfg configuration file, found under ../csgo/cstrike/addons/sourcemod/configs/.

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

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

After that, you can assign a group to an admin in the admins.cfg file:

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

Defining Admin Immunity​

An immunity value can be assigned to admins or groups. If an admin with a lower immunity value attempts to target another admin with a higher immunity value, the command will fail. You can define an immunity value by adding the immunity key to each admin in admins.cfg or directly in admin_groups.cfg.

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

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

Conclusion​

Congratulations, you have successfully configured the administrator permissions for your CS:GO server with Sourcemod. For further questions or assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our support team, which is available daily to assist you! 🙂

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