The RUST kick command

The RUST kick command is used to forcibly remove players with active connections to a RUST server. This command is used primarily for server administration and moderation. When a player is kicked from a RUST server, it also opens up a player slot for that server, allowing for a new connection to occur.

When a player is kicked from a RUST server, if the kick contained the optional message, the player will be able to see that message on the server’s description dialog. This is the screen the kicked player sees immediately after a successful kick. This is a great way to communicate the reason for the kick. Consider linking to the server’s website or rules posting if available.

A few practical reasons for using the RUST kick command:

Removing disruptive players, chat spammers, advertisers on the server and other rule violations

Freeing up player slots on a server

Removing idle players and admins taking up slots and bandwidth

Issuing warnings to players and driving the message across directly

Who can use the RUST kick command

The RUST kick command can be issued on vanilla RUST servers by RUST admins and moderators only. Non-admin players on vanilla RUST servers cannot use the kick command. There are plugins available for modded RUST servers that allow non-admin players the ability to a majority vote other players off the server.

How to use the RUST kick command

Before initiating the RUST kick command:

The player to be kicked must be actively connected to the server, kicks do not prevent players from connecting.

Ensure the correct player name or Steam ID are being used

Kicking players by name will broadcast to the entire server.

to the entire server. Kicking players by SteamID will broadcast to the server, this is different behavior from the RUST ban command.

to the server, this is different behavior from the RUST ban command. Provide a reason for the kick. It will save you from future headaches, especially when people undoubtedly seek to appeal the kick. The server’s active players will also want to know what offense was committed.

If the player being kicked has white space(s) in their name, be sure to use quotations, otherwise it will kick the first player it matches on.

The RUST kick command can be issued from the in-game console and RCON platforms. Press the F1 key to open the in-game console and type in the specific kick command syntax listed below, then press enter.

RUST kick command (1 of 2)

This command is used to kick players by their Steam profile name or Steam ID.

It works for only those players actively connected to the server, it is not a ban.

This will broadcast the kick and reason provided to the entire server.

Note that this RUST admin command does work from both the in-game console and RCON platforms.

kick “player_name_or_steamid” “optional_reason”

On success the console will display:

Kicked: Players_Name

On success the server chat will display:

SERVER Kicking Players_Name (Reason)

RUST kickall command (2 of 2)

This command is used to kick all players actively connected to the server.

It works for only those players actively connected to the server, it is not a ban.

This will broadcast the kick and reason provided to the entire server.

The kickall command does not support a primary parameter (such as a list of IDs) but if you provide a starting and ending the quotation with nothing between, you can pass a second parameter with the optional reason for the kick.

Note that this command does work from both the in-game console and RCON platforms.

kickall “” “optional_reason”

On success the console will display:

Kicked all players

On success the server chat will display:

SERVER Kicked all players (Reason)