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rcon_password

rcon_password
<Password>
If you want to send commands to a server without restrictions, first you need to use the rcon_password command to authenticate yourself for Remote Control.
Name:
Password
Description:
You can set your password for Rcon on your server.
EXTRA INFORMATION
Find additional information relating to this command below.
sv_cheats Required
No
Client or Server Command
Both
Default Value
0

On this page, you are going to learn how it works, how you can use it and examples on how it’s implemented.

How to Use the rcon_password Command

Before you can execute this command, you need to know the password for the Remote Control is. You can find it in the RCON settings or the server.cfg file. Once you have it, here’s how you can execute rcon_password:

  • Press the “~” key to launch the console
  • Type in rcon_password [password]
  • Press Enter
  • The command will try to authentic you for Remote Control with the password you used as the argument

All you need to do now is to replace [password] for the password you found in the RCON settings or server.cfg file.

If the password you used as the argument matches the Remote Control password, you will be able to start sending commands to the server without restrictions.

For example, if the password you found in the RCON settings was “mickeymouse123”, you’d need to input the command like this: rcon_password mickeymouse123.

Examples on How to Use the rcon_password Command

If you’d like to explore some examples on how to execute this command, below you will find the information you need.

Authenticate with Password “UFC300B3st”

If the password for RCON you found in the settings was UFC300B3st, you need to use it as the argument for the command, resulting in the following: rcon_password UFC300B3st. Simply hit Enter and it will authenticate you successfully.

Authenticate with Password “Rhyr8798713$”

If the password you found in the server.cfg  was Rhyr8798713$, you need to use it as the argument for the command, resulting in this: rcon_password Rhyr8798713$. It will authenticate you instantly.