How to Add an Admin to Your Left 4 Dead Server

Left 4 Dead does not ship with an admin system. In-game admin rights are only available through SourceMod.

Find the SteamID

For the admin list you need the SteamID in the format STEAM_0:x:xxxxxxx.

Add an admin

1. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

2. Open the file
   Open the following file:

   /left4dead/addons/sourcemod/configs/admins_simple.ini
   

3. Add the player
   Add one admin per line. A line is structured like this:

   "<SteamID | !IP | Steam name>" "[immunity level:]<flags | @group>" ["password"]
   

   Examples:

   "STEAM_0:1:16"		"bce"			// generic, kick, unban for this SteamID, no immunity
   "STEAM_0:1:12345678"	"99:z"			// all permissions, immunity level 99
   "!127.0.0.1"		"5:z"			// all permissions for this IP, immunity level 5
   "Player name"		"abc"	"password"	// permissions by Steam name, protected with a password
   

4. Apply the changes
   Save the file and enter the following command in the server console:

   sm_reloadadmins
   

   Alternatively restart your server.

Permission flags at a glance

Use the admin menu

1. Join the server
   Connect to your server. See Join Server for how to do that.

2. Open the menu
   Open the admin menu with the command sm_admin in the game console or with !admin or /admin in the chat.

Alternative: admins.cfg

Instead of admins_simple.ini you can also add admins in the KeyValues format:

/left4dead/addons/sourcemod/configs/admins.cfg

Admins
{
	"Player name"
	{
		"auth"		"steam"
		"identity"	"STEAM_0:1:12345678"
		"flags"		"abcdef"
	}
}