[CS:GO] How to add/remove Admins

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You can also add Admins through SourceBans which will sync their permissions from there. All admins must have SourceBans setup so they are able to add, edit, remove and add demos to their bans on the website! Anything written in the server admins.cfg file will overwrite the permissions granted in SourceBans!

How to add admin on SourceBans

How to add admin using server file

Open your FTP client and connect to the server that you wish to edit the admins on. If you don't know how to use the FTP client, then please read this article.

Head over to /csgo/addons/sourcemod/configs


The file that you are looking for is called admins.cfg, open it to edit the file. It should look something like this:
 

Admins
{
    "Admin Name1"
    {
        "auth"          "steam"
        "identity"      "STEAM_1:1:123456789"
        "flags"         "z"
        "immunity"      "99"
    }
    "VirusKing"
    {
        "auth"          "steam"
        "identity"      "STEAM_1:0:56560580"
        "flags"         "abcdefjk"
        "immunity"      "80"
    }
    "Admin Name2"
    {
        "auth"            "steam"
        "identity"        "STEAM_1:1:123456789"
        "group"            "Admin"
    }

All CS:GO servers have Groups permissions setup (admin_groups.cfg file), so you can simply use groups such as Admin or Operator to add new admins like in the most bottom example of Admin Name2. If you wish to add each flag (permission) manually, then you can do this the same way Admin Name1 and VirusKing is setup by adding each flag to the "flags" line. Be careful when manually adding flags to users, because you don't want to give too much power to anyone as they can break the server.

Let's breakdown the setup with flags:

    "VirusKing" <---- The name of the person, this allows you to know who you gave it to
    {
        "auth"          "steam" <-- Authentication type, leave it to "steam"
        "identity"      "STEAM_1:0:56560580" <--- Steam ID of the user, you can find the steam ID using website such as https://steamid.io/
        "flags"         "abcdefjk" <--- Flag permissions of the user, you can read about all the admin flags by clicking here (custom flags are reserved for member/supporter/VIP on GFL, do not use them)
        "immunity"      "80" <-- Immunity level, this prevents lower level immunity groups such as Operator from muting/banning higher immunity level groups such as Admin
    }

Let's breakdown the setup with groups:

    "Admin Name2" <---- The name of the person, this allows you to know who you gave it to
    {
        "auth"            "steam" <-- Authentication type, leave it to "steam"
        "identity"        "STEAM_1:1:123456789" <--- Steam ID of the user, you can find the steam ID using website such as https://steamid.io/
        "group"            "Admin" <-- User group, available ones are Admin, Operator and they are case sensitive
    }

If you have any questions, then please contact your Division Leader!

Remember to make sure that the edited file has been uploaded to the server, otherwise it will not take effect! Once the permissions have been changed, you must wait until map changes for new permissions to take effect when the file is loaded again or you can force reload the file by using admin menu > Server > Reload Admins or console command sm_reloadadmins

Make sure to read the SourceMod documentation for admin types to be aware on how they work: https://wiki.alliedmods.net/Adding_Admins_(SourceMod)

Edited December 26, 2018 by VirusKing
Fixed code tag being broken inside the spoiler tag