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How to Kick and Ban Players on Your Sons Of The Forest Server

Kick and ban players on a Sons Of The Forest server

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Jul 30, 2026

In Sons Of The Forest you kick and ban players directly in-game via the management menu. This requires you to be registered as a server owner.

Requirement

Your SteamID64 must be listed in the ownerswhitelist.txt file on the server. The Add Admin guide explains how to do this.

Kick or ban a player

  1. Join the server
    Join your server with the Steam account whose SteamID64 is registered as an owner.

  2. Open the management menu
    Press ESC and switch to the Players tab. There you will see all currently connected players.

  3. Select the player
    Select the player you want to remove from the list.

  4. Kick or ban
    Use the management function for that player:

    • Kick removes the player from the server. They can rejoin afterwards.
    • Ban removes the player and blocks them from your server permanently.
Written byEmeraldHost Team
Last updated on Jul 30, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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