Multiplayer Server Commands

Warning

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Reports have been circulated of a script exploit that allows a non-admin player to force an in-game admin to issue Admin commands. Either #logout of server admin when not required, or consider using BattlEye's RCon tool to administer the server out of band

HowTo

You can access the command line by pressing the chat key ( default: / ).

In the chat input window you can type any of the following commands in and confirm them with the enter key.

You have to add the # character before the command.

Commands

The following commands are available to you once you have connected to a server:

Admin

Command	Example	Description
`#login` password	`#login adminPW`	Log in as the admin.
`#logout`		Admin log out.
`#mission` filename	`#mission myDM.intro`	Select mission with known name.
`#missions`		Select mission.
`#restart`		Restart mission.
`#reassign`		Start over and reassign roles.
`#shutdown`		Shuts down the server.
`#init`		Reload server config file loaded by `-config` option.
`#exec ban` (name, ID or Player#)	`#exec ban nickName` `#exec ban 47114712` `#exec ban 3`	Allows you to ban a player. Their ID will be added to the `ban.txt`
`#kick` (name, ID or Player#)	`#kick nickName` `#kick 47114712` `#kick 3`	Allows you to kick a player.
`#monitor` (interval in sec)	`#monitor 1`	Shows performance information of the server. Interval `0` means to stop monitoring.
`#debug off`	`#debug off`	Disables debugging.
`#debug` (interval in sec)	`#debug 30`	Default interval is `10` seconds.
`#debug` (command) (param)	`#debug checkFile expansion\Dta\ui.pbo` `#debug userSent` <username> `#debug userInfo` <username> `#debug userQueue` <username> `#debug JIPQueue` <username> `#debug totalSent` 10	The available commands are: `checkFile` `userSent` `userInfo` `userQueue` `totalSent` `JIPQueue` Each command can be disabled by the use of the `off` parameter e.g. `#debug userSent off` Each command differs a bit; some output to screen, some to log file etc. You need some debugger capable of catching OutputDebugString running on the client machine (one very small and easy to use is available at SysInternals website). You launch this debugger, then launch ARMA client, connect to the server, and issue any of the commands.
`#debug` (command)	`#debug von` `#debug console`	The available commands are: `console` Send to submitter what's on server console. Works as DebugAnswer for all writes into the console. `von` Outputs into logFile defined in server.cfg as e.g. `logFile = "server_console.log";` Each of those commands should show a confirmation in the chat channels.

New admin commands since Armed Assault:
Command	Description
`#exec` server side command	Execute administration scripting command.
`#lock`	Locks the server, prevents new clients from joining.
`#unlock`	Unlocks the server, allows new clients to join.

"#debug von" sample

server_console.log

*** VoN Topology Diagnostics ((***
=Player=: #2
P2PManager: Time: 13:38:48 waiting edges: 0, active negotiations: 0
Matrix:
  3056006: #2
  #2: 3056006
Cliques:
  3056006,#2
Version: 1.60.86277
Private: 192.168.178.21
Connections:
  3056006: Direct P2P, 5 KA, snd: 10 sec, rcv: 10 sec, (192.168.178.21:2317) snd=0 rcv=0(0) Repl(-5,0,0)
Cliques:
  3056006,Unknown
=Player=: 3056006
Version: 1.60.86277
Private: 192.168.178.21
Public: 77.4.35.154
Connections:
  #2: Direct P2P, 5 KA, snd: 10 sec, rcv: 10 sec, (192.168.178.21:2305) snd=0 rcv=0(0) Repl(-5,0,0)
Cliques:
  3056006,Unknown
*** VoN Topology Diagnostics ))***

"#debug (command)" sample

DebugView

#debug console
1508] Debug: console

#debug totalSent
[1508] Debug: totalSent
[1508] ** Total: sent 1447 bps (2.10 Msgps), received 3788 bps (6.10 Msgps)

#debug userQueue playerName
[1508] Debug: userSent
[1508] playerName: sent 1531 bps (2.30 Msgps), received 1259 bps (1.70 Msgps)

#debug userQueue playerName
[1508] Debug: userInfo
[1508] __SERVER__: Info Unknown player ID = 2
[1508] playerName: Info ping   0ms(   0,   1) BWfee  286Kb(   3, 204,   3) lost22.2%%(  2) queue   0B(   0) ackWait  0(0.0,0.0)

#debug userQueue playerName
[1508] Debug: userQueue
[1508] __SERVER__: Queue 0 B (0) 0 B Guaranteed (0), Desync 0
[1508] playerName: Queue 0 B (0) 222 B Guaranteed (3), Desync 0

Player

Command	Example	Description
`#vote missions`		Users can vote for the mission selection.
`#vote mission` (name)	`#vote mission myD.intro`	Users can vote on a particular mission to loaded.
`#vote admin` (name/ID/PLR#)	`#vote admin nickName` `#vote admin 47114712` `#vote admin 3`	Users can vote an admin to control the server.
`#vote kick` (name, ID or Player#)	`#vote kick nickName` `#vote kick 47114712` `#vote kick 3`	Users can vote to kick off an individual.
`#vote restart`		Vote to restart the mission.
`#vote reassign`		Vote to reassign.
`#userlist`		Displays the list of users on the server (use PgUp to scroll up).

Battleye

Command	Description
`#beclient players`	Displays the list of GUID's of all players on the server.
`#beclient guid`	Show your own GUID.

Arma 3

In Arma 3 #exec kick and #exec ban commands require quotes for Name, UID or Player#.

#exec kick "5"
#exec ban "imah4x0r"
#exec kick "938679499494"

#kick command can still be used either way:

#kick imah4x0r
#kick "imah4x0r"

In case of banning, ban.txt file is created in root Arma 3 directory that contains a list of banned UIDs.

2 more diagnostic commands are added to Arma 3:

#logEntities
#exportJIPqueue