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<div><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><br /><span style="font-size: large;">How to setup admin access</span><br /></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Method #1</span></strong> - Admin password: Setup a password to authenticate with</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Go to "<strong>Configuration Files</strong>" and open the configuration editor for "<strong>GameUserSettings.ini</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;">"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Locate "<strong>Passwords &amp; Management</strong>" and the variable "<strong>ServerAdminPassword</strong>"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Enter your desired a<strong>dmin/rcon password</strong> and "<strong>save"</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Don't forget to <strong>restart</strong> the server for the changes to take effect</span></li>
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<div><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Method #2</span></strong> - Whitelist: Make players admin permanently</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Go to "<strong>Configuration Files</strong>" and open the text editor for "<strong>AllowedCheaterSteamIDs.txt</strong>"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Add the Steam64-ID for each player who is supposed to be admin, one ID per line</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">You can use http://steamid.co/ or the in-game command "<strong>cheat ListPlayers</strong>" to find the Steam64-ID</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Save the file and don't forget to restart the server for the changes to take effect</span></li>
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<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />How to authenticate as admin in-game</span><br /><br /></strong><br />You don't have to authenticate with the admin password if you've added yourself successfully to the whitelist.</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Open the console (default key TAB)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Enter the following without quotes: "<strong>enablecheats</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"><strong> ServerAdminPassword</strong>"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">You are now admin and ready to issue admin commands</span></li>
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<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Available commands and tools</span><br /></strong>A list of most console commands is available here: http://ark.gamepedia.com/Console_Commands</span></div>
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