--- title: "Adding an Admin On Your DayZ Server" description: "Information on how to add an Admin on your DayZ Server" url: https://help.chiphead.tech/en/articles/255-adding-an-admin-on-your-dayz-server collection: "DayZ" updated: 2026-06-12 language: en --- # Adding an Admin On Your DayZ Server Information on how to add an Admin on your DayZ Server ## Summary Adding yourself as an admin on your DayZ server gives you full control over its settings and players. As an admin, you’ll be able to use a range of console commands to manage your server, restart missions, or moderate players by kicking or banning them when needed. ## Adding Yourself as an Admin You can make yourself an admin by setting an admin password inside your server configuration file. 1. Log in to the ChipHead Control Panel. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/AQ1RHu4WUrSQaM7Kb0aEuY4IKPampkKxtx02i3gHoTwB2UzlBuP3XEb27B60waNMbNt0F63j1Fo.webp) 2. Stop your server. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260612230205_0301.webp) 3. Go to the Files tab & navigate to **“serverDZ.cfg”** ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/PeltMOsMgtjvsGWtmgpbgorthmu4ktnPZh7DXnXeN9qsuyJWGTduQpv67RjKDxmDdoDjzsmPMNt.png) 4. Look for the line: passwordAdmin = ""; 5. Add your chosen password between the quotation marks. 6. Click on **“Save Content”.** ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/gattachments/ziryVwE2kNkjDOlTtV4yobbKgsul3aNYBcwjR1UQtqVsZ9VJunOx72HDMkzHo0kZTdQCBDFE8UY.png) 7. Start your server. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/attachments/20260612230338_5515.png) 8. Join your server, open the in-game chat by pressing Enter, and type: #login yourpassword > **Success:** You are now logged in as a server admin ## Server Admin Commands

#login password

Logs you in as the server admin.

#logout

Logs you out of admin mode.

#mission filename Difficulty

Selects a mission and sets its difficulty (optional).

#missions

Opens the mission selection menu.

##restart

Restarts the current mission.

#reassign

Resets all player roles.

#shutdown

Shuts down the server.

#restartserver

Restarts the server.

#shutdownserveraftermission

Shuts down the server after the mission ends.

#restartserveraftermission

Restarts the server after the mission ends.

#init

Reloads the server configuration file.

#exec ban Name / ID / #Player

Bans a player by name, ID, or player number.

#kick Name / ID / #Player

Kicks a player from the server.

#monitor (interval)

Displays server performance information. Use 0 to stop.

#monitords (interval)

Shows performance data in the server console.

#debug off

Turns off debugging mode.

#debug (interval)

Sets how often debug data updates, default is 10 seconds.

#debug (command) (param)

Runs debug commands such as JIPQueue, checkFile, or userInfo.

#debug (command)

Runs a debug command without parameters.

console, von (within #debug)

Sends console information to chat or the log file.

> **Info:** Tip: To disable any running command, type the command followed by off (for example, #monitor off).