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How to Use Admin Commands on Your CS2 Server

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Accessing Admin Commands

1. Join your CS2 server
2. Press ~ to open console
3. Type admin commands (you need admin privileges)

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Basic Admin Commands

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Player Management

• kick [player] - Kick player from server
• ban [player] [minutes] - Ban player temporarily
• banid [minutes] [steamid] - Ban by Steam ID

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Server Management

• changelevel [mapname] - Change map
• restart - Restart current round
• mp_restartgame 1 - Restart match

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Game Settings

• mp_roundtime 2 - Set round time (minutes)
• mp_maxrounds 30 - Set max rounds
• mp_timelimit 0 - Set time limit (0 = no limit)

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Getting Admin Access

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Method 1: RCON

1. Login to the game control panel
2. Find RCON password in server settings
3. In CS2 console, type: rcon_password [password]
4. Use commands with rcon prefix: rcon kick player

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Method 2: Admin Plugin

1. Install admin plugin (like SourceMod)
2. Add your Steam ID to admin list
3. Use commands directly without rcon prefix

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Useful Server Commands

• status - Show connected players
• maps * - List available maps
• exec [config] - Execute config file
• say [message] - Send message to all players

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Common Issues