How to Ban or Kick Players from Your DayZ Server

Published 9 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

DayZ uses BattlEye for server moderation. You can kick or ban players live via an RCON client, or add bans offline by editing the BattlEye ban list file. You must first set up admin access before using RCON commands.

Method 1: Live ban/kick via RCON (BERCon)

Step 1: Connect to your server using BERCon or another BattlEye RCON client. Use the admin password you set when adding admins.

Step 2: Run the players command to list connected players. Note each player's number and GUID.

Step 3: To kick a player:

kick <playerNumber> <reason>

Example: kick 3 Cheating

Step 4: To ban a player:

ban <playerNumber> <minutes> <reason>

Use 0 for a permanent ban. Example: ban 3 0 RuleViolation

Bans are written automatically to profiles/BattlEye/bans.txt.

Method 2: Offline ban via bans.txt

Step 1: Log into the Game Control Panel and navigate to your DayZ service.

Step 2: Click File Manager and open profiles/BattlEye/bans.txt in the Text Editor.

Step 3: Add a new line in BattlEye ban format:

<GUID> <minutes> <reason>

Examples:

aabbccddeeff11223344556677889900 0 RuleViolation
aabbccddeeff11223344556677889900 60 Cooldown

Step 4: Save the file. Bans take effect immediately. BattlEye polls the file without requiring a server restart.

Unban a player

Open bans.txt, remove or comment out (with //) the line for the player's GUID, and save the file.