Ark Survival Evolved making yourself admin and execute commands

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How to setup admin access


Method #1 - Admin password: Setup a password to authenticate with
  1. Go to "Configuration Files" and open the configuration editor for "GameUserSettings.ini"
  2. Locate "Passwords & Management" and the variable "ServerAdminPassword"
  3. Enter your desired admin/rcon password and "save"
  4. Don't forget to restart the server for the changes to take effect
Method #2 - Whitelist: Make players admin permanently
  1. Go to "Configuration Files" and open the text editor for "AllowedCheaterSteamIDs.txt"
  2. Add the Steam64-ID for each player who is supposed to be admin, one ID per line
  3. You can use http://steamid.co/ or the in-game command "cheat ListPlayers" to find the Steam64-ID
  4. Save the file and don't forget to restart the server for the changes to take effect




How to authenticate as admin in-game


You don't have to authenticate with the admin password if you've added yourself successfully to the whitelist.

  1. Open the console (default key TAB)
  2. Enter the following without quotes: "enablecheats ServerAdminPassword"
  3. You are now admin and ready to issue admin commands

Available commands and tools
A list of most console commands is available here: http://ark.gamepedia.com/Console_Commands
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