Managing admins is an important part of running a healthy S&Box server. Whether you are hosting a small private server with friends or building a large public community, assigning admin permissions allows trusted players to moderate chat, manage gameplay, and help keep the server under control.
In this guide, you’ll learn:
- How admin permissions work in S&Box
- How to add admins to your server
- How to remove admin access
Adding Admins on a S&Box Server
To grant admin permissions to players, you’ll have to do it through the user configuration file. To do this:
- Open your server files using FTP/SFTP, File Manager, or your PC’s File Explorer.
- Go to the config folder and open users.json.
- Here you’ll see a list of options, including a place for a SteamID, claims, and a name.
- The SteamID field should be the user’s SteamID64 NOT just the regular SteamID.
- The claims table represents the permissions you want to grant. These include ban, kick, and restart.
- The Name field is just a name for you to remember who’s who.
An example of this file might look like this:
{
"SteamId": "76561198752420861",
"Claims": [ "kick", "ban", "restart" ],
"Name": "CoolGuyMcGamer"
},Restart your server to apply the changes.
Removing Admins on a S&Box Server
Removing an admin is incredibly simple. Just delete the code block you edited above! Restart your server to apply the changes, and that guy who abused his perms will lose all of his power.
Conclusion
Managing admins on a S&Box server is straightforward once you know where the permissions are stored. By editing the users.json file, you can quickly grant trusted players the ability to moderate your server, manage troublemakers, and help keep your community running smoothly. Just make sure you only hand out permissions to people you trust, and regularly review your admin list to avoid unnecessary access. With the right staff setup, managing your S&Box server becomes much easier as your playerbase grows.
