How to Make Yourself an Admin on Your Rust Server

This guide shows you how to give yourself in-game admin on your Rust server. You can do it live through the web console, or by editing users.cfg while the server is stopped. Either way, have your Steam64 ID ready before you start.

Before you start: You need your Steam64 ID, a 17-digit number like 76561198000000000. You can look yours up at steamid.io.

Option 1: Web console (server running)

1. Open the Web Console in your game panel and enter your RCON password (found or set in server.cfg).
2. Type ownerid <Steam64ID> and press Enter. You should get a confirmation.
3. Type server.writecfg and press Enter. If you're already on the server, log out and back in.

Option 2: Edit users.cfg (server stopped)

1. With the server stopped, click Configuration Files in the control panel.
2. Open users.cfg in the text editor.
3. On a new line, add the player's Steam64 ID:

   ownerid <Steam64ID>
   

4. Click Save.

Tip: To add multiple admins, put each on its own line:

ownerid 76561198000000000
ownerid 76561198000000001
ownerid 76561198000000002