How to Add an Admin to Your Eco Server

Admins on an Eco server are entered in the file /Configs/Users.eco. Everyone listed there is allowed to use the admin chat commands of the server.

Find your own ID

The server shows you your SLG ID directly in the game:

1. Open the chat
   Press Enter in the game to open the chat.

2. Enter the command
   Enter the following command to display your own ID:

   /manage whoami
   

   For other players you can use /manage whois <PlayerName> as well as /manage listusers – the latter lists all users known to the server with their name and ID.

Add the admin

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. Configuration files are only read on server start.

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

3. Open Users.eco
   Open the following file:

   /Configs/Users.eco
   

4. Enter the ID
   Look for the Admins section and add the ID inside $values:

   "Admins": {
     "System.String": {
       "$type": "System.Collections.Generic.List`1[[System.String, System.Private.CoreLib]], System.Private.CoreLib",
       "$values": [
         "76561198012345678"
       ]
     }
   }
   

   The $type line already exists in your file – leave it unchanged and only add the IDs under $values. Depending on the server version it can look different from the example.

   Multiple admins are listed one below the other, separated by commas – there is no comma after the last entry:

   "$values": [
     "76561198012345678",
     "76561198087654321"
   ]
   

5. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server. The admin rights are applied on startup.

Grant admin rights in the game

Once you are an admin, you can appoint further admins directly in the game:

For <NameOrID> the commands accept the account id, Steam ID, SLG ID or the user name.