DayZ Updated April 26, 2026

How to Set Up Admin Access on Your DayZ Server

Add your Steam64 ID to admins.txt, set your admin password in serverDZ.cfg, and learn the in-game commands you need to manage your server.

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Overview

DayZ admin access is a two-part setup: you need an admin password in serverDZ.cfg and your Steam64 ID in admins.txt. Miss either one and it won't work. Once you're in, you get a set of in-game commands for managing players.

Step 1 — Set Your Admin Password

Open serverDZ.cfg and make sure this line exists with a strong password:

passwordAdmin = "YourSecretPassword";

Save the file. This is the password you'll type in-game to authenticate as admin.

Step 2 — Find Your Steam64 ID

Your Steam64 ID is a 17-digit number that uniquely identifies your Steam account. The easiest ways to find it:

  1. steamid.io — go to steamid.io, paste your Steam profile URL, and grab the steamID64 value.
  2. Steam profile URL — if your profile URL ends in a number (e.g. https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198012345678), that number is your Steam64 ID.
  3. SteamDB — search your username on steamdb.info and it'll show your Steam64.

Your Steam64 ID looks like this: 76561198012345678

Step 3 — Add Your ID to admins.txt

Open admins.txt in your server's profile directory (usually profiles/ or the directory your -profiles= parameter points to). Add one Steam64 ID per line:

76561198012345678
76561198087654321

Save the file. You can add as many admins as you need.

Step 4 — Restart the Server

The server reads admins.txt on startup. Restart your server after saving the file for changes to take effect.

Logging In as Admin In-Game

Once you're connected to the server:

  1. Press ~ (tilde) or Insert to open the admin console — it varies by keyboard layout.
  2. Type the login command:
#login YourSecretPassword

If the password matches, you'll see a confirmation message. You're now admin for this session. You'll need to log in again after each reconnect.

Admin Commands

Command What It Does
#login YourSecretPassword Authenticate as admin
#logout Relinquish admin rights for this session
#kick "PlayerName" Kick a player by name
#kick "PlayerName" reason Kick with a visible reason message
#ban "PlayerName" Permanently ban a player (writes to ban.txt)
#shutdown Gracefully shut down the server
#mission missionName difficulty Switch to a different mission

Player names are case-sensitive. If a name has spaces, wrap it in quotes.

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