This wiki is archived and useful information is being migrated to the main bzflag.org website

Difference between revisions of "Ban File"

From BZFlagWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(New page: The banfile is basically just a file in which the banned accounts are saved. To create a banfile all you have to do is to put -banfile <file name> in your config.)
 
(expanded (covering usage), wikified, eliminated dead-end)
Line 1: Line 1:
The banfile is basically just a file in which the banned accounts are saved.
+
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.
To create a banfile all you have to do is to put -banfile <file name> in your config.
+
 
 +
==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.
 +
 
 +
==See also==
 +
[[BZFS]]
 +
 
 +
[[BZFS Command Line Options]]
 +
 
 +
[[Creating_A_Server#Good_Administration|Good Server Administration]]
 +
 
 +
[[Slash Commands]]
 +
 
 +
[[Known Cheats]]
 +
 
 +
[[Category:Server]]

Revision as of 09:17, 12 September 2008

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 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.

See also

BZFS

BZFS Command Line Options

Good Server Administration

Slash Commands

Known Cheats