Rust admin commands
The Rust admin commands worth knowing, how to grant ownerid and moderatorid, and how to run them from the console or RCON.
Console, then: ownerid <steamid64> "name" "reason". Follow it with server.writecfg to save it.
Rust Admin Commands and Console Reference
This doc shows Rust server owners how to grant themselves admin, save it so it survives a restart, F1, or RCON.
Before you start
You'll need your own SteamID64, not your username. Find it on your Steam profile or steamid.io. Run these from the panel Console, the F1 console once granted, or RCON.
Steps
Grant yourself access
- 1Open Console in the panel.
- 2Run
ownerid <steamid64> "yourname" "server owner"for full admin: noclip, give, and spawn included. - 3Or run
moderatorid <steamid64> "yourname" "moderator"for just kick, ban, and mute. - 4Run
server.writecfgright after. It saves the grant tousers.cfgso a restart doesn't wipe it.
Use the F1 console
Once granted, connect and press F1 in game. That opens the console for whatever your access level allows.
Use RCON instead
Connect with an RCON tool, or the panel's RCON tab if it has one, using your server's IP, port, and password. Same commands, no game login needed.
World commands
env.time <0-24> sets the time of day. weather.rain, weather.fog, and weather.wind <0-1> override the current weather.
Verify
Run server.writecfg, then check users.cfg over SFTP, your SteamID should be listed. Reconnect and press F1, admin commands should work.
If it doesn't work
Access resets after a restart: you skipped server.writecfg. Grant it again and save it this time. F1 shows commands that won't run: you're on moderatorid, not ownerid, so noclip, give, and spawn aren't included.
