Editing Ban File

{{Stub}}[[Category:Server]]
The [[banfile]] is a file in which a list of banned player accounts and IP addresses are saved. Server administrators may issue bans to players who use foul language, [[Team Kill]], use a cheat client or who behave inappropriately or against the spirit of the game.

==Creating a Banfile==
A server administrator wishing to use a [[banfile]] (eg: ''filename.txt'') would add:
 -banfile filename.txt
to the [[BZFS]] [[BZFS Command Line Options|configuration]].

==Banning Players==
Before banning a player, it is advisable to warn them (using ''/warn''). A ban may not always be necessary, and should be used as a last resort.

A server administrator would ban a player by either:
*using the /ban command in an in-game chat window ''or''
*editing the file while the server is off
The administrator may specify a duration for the ban, or ban a player indefinitely. A reason for the ban may also be specified, which will be used for reference in server logs and sent to the player.

==See also==
[[BZFS]]

[[BZFS Command Line Options]]

[[Creating_A_Server#Good_Administration|Good Server Administration]]

[[Slash Commands]]

[[Known Cheats]]
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-The banfile is a file in which a list of banned player accounts and IP addresses are saved. Server administrators may issue bans to players who use foul language, [[Team Kill]], use a cheat client or who behave inappropriately or against the spirit of the game.
+{{Stub}}[[Category:Server]]
+The [[banfile]] is a file in which a list of banned player accounts and IP addresses are saved. Server administrators may issue bans to players who use foul language, [[Team Kill]], use a cheat client or who behave inappropriately or against the spirit of the game.
 ==Creating a Banfile==
@@ Line 6: / Line 7: @@
 to the [[BZFS]] [[BZFS Command Line Options|configuration]].
-It is also possible to specify a Master Ban URL location like so:
+==Banning Players==
- -masterBanURL http://www.bzflag.org/master-bans.txt
+Before banning a player, it is advisable to warn them (using ''/warn''). A ban may not always be necessary, and should be used as a last resort.
-Note that the URL specified includes the master bans the BZFlag developers have noted as cases where a [[Master Ban]] was necessary.
+A server administrator would ban a player by either:
+*using the /ban command in an in-game chat window ''or''
+*editing the file while the server is off
+The administrator may specify a duration for the ban, or ban a player indefinitely. A reason for the ban may also be specified, which will be used for reference in server logs and sent to the player.
-==Managing the Banfile==
+==See also==
-If the ban files are ever updated outside of the game, or if you have multiple servers using the same ban files, they will need to be updated manually every time they change.
+[[BZFS]]
-One method of doing this with administrative privileges is to run the '''/reload''' command in-game like so:
+[[BZFS Command Line Options]]
- /reload bans
-The second method is to load the [[Server Control]] plugin which would automatically perform a ban reload upon ban updates. You can view the plugin's wiki page for more details on setting it up.
+[[Creating_A_Server#Good_Administration|Good Server Administration]]
-==Layout==
+[[Slash Commands]]
-A banfile follows a specific layout, which can also be written or modified by hand.
-Example entry:
-.34.56.*
- end: 1282088135
- banner: admin
- reason: (badguy) cheating.
-The first line can either be an IP, a ranged IP, a host, a ranged host or a BZID (Syntax: 'bzid: 12345').
-The second line 'end:' defines the expiry date with a unix timestamp.
-The third line 'banner:' defines the callsign of the privileged player who executed the ban.
-The fourth and last line 'reason:' specifies a reason why the specific subject was banned and classically contains the banned callsign.
-Each ban block is divided from the others by one empty line.
-Unix timestamps can be generated on this website: http://www.unixtimestamp.com/index.php
-==See also==
-* [[BZFS]]
-* [[BZFS Command Line Options]]
-* [[Creating_A_Server#Good_Administration|Good Server Administration]]
-* [[Slash Commands]]
-* [[Known Cheats]]
-* [[Ban]]
-* [[How To Ban]]
-[[Category:Server]]
+[[Known Cheats]]
-[[Category:Server Security]]