How to Kick and Ban Players on Your Abiotic Factor Server

On an Abiotic Factor server you remove players through the admin menu inside the game. There are no documented chat or console commands for this.

Kick or ban a player

1. Join as an admin
   Join your server with an account that is registered as an admin.

2. Open the menu
   Press Esc to open the in-game menu.

3. Open the admin area
   Select the Admin tab. There you see the list of all connected players.

4. Select the player
   Click the player you want to remove.

5. Choose an action
   Select Kick or Ban:

   • Kick disconnects the player from the server. They can rejoin at any time.
   • Ban disconnects the player and blocks them permanently.

Remove a ban

Banned players are managed through the admin area as well: open the list of banned players (Banned Players) there, select the player and click Unban. They can rejoin your server immediately afterwards.

Ban through the configuration file

Bans are stored in the same file as your admins – in a separate section:

/AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/Admin.ini

[BannedPlayers]
BannedPlayer=76561198012345678

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Edit Admin.ini
   Add one line with the player's SteamID64 under [BannedPlayers], or remove a line to lift a ban.

4. Start the server
   Start your server. Bans are read on server start.

No commands and no RCON