Making yourself admin on a Supercraft server (every game)
Every game does admin a little differently. Some expect a password set in the config, some expect a Steam ID added to an allowlist, some expect you to type a console command in-game with a token only you know. This page is the cross-game reference for the right field in the panel and the matching command in the game.
The pattern is always the same shape:
- Set the admin credential in the Config tab of the panel.
- Click Save and Restart.
- Join the server.
- Run the per-game command from the game's chat or console.
If you skip step 2 the credential never reaches the running server and your command will be rejected. If your in-game command returns "wrong password," check the field on the panel, not your memory.
The per-game reference
| Game | Panel field | In-game command | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARK: Survival Ascended | Admin Password (ServerAdminPassword) |
EnableCheats <password> |
Enter command in the in-game console (TAB by default). After it accepts you can run any cheat command. |
| ARK: Survival Evolved | Admin Password | EnableCheats <password> |
Same pattern as ASA. Stays valid until you leave the server. |
| Palworld | Admin Password (AdminPassword in PalWorldSettings.ini) |
RCON only | There is no in-game admin login. Connect via an external RCON client to the server's RCON port to run admin commands. |
| Valheim | Admin list (Steam64 IDs, one per line) | F5 → /help shows admin commands |
Not a password. Paste your numeric Steam64 ID into the admin list, save, restart. Once your ID is in the list, the F5 console accepts admin commands automatically. |
| Project Zomboid | Admin Password (set during first launch or on the Config tab) | Log in as user admin with the password, then /setaccesslevel "<name>" admin |
The single admin account is built in. Use it to promote your normal character. See more below. |
| Conan Exiles | Admin Password | Settings → Server Settings → "Make Me Admin" → paste password | The in-game Settings menu has a dedicated Make Me Admin button. There is no console command equivalent in the base game. |
| Rust | RCON Password | F1 console: ownerid <Steam64> "<name>" "<reason>" |
No "make me admin" password. You add your Steam64 to the ownerid list through RCON, then your client F1 console becomes the admin console. |
| Minecraft (Java) | Add your Minecraft username to ops.json via the panel, or run from console |
Server console: op <username> |
No password. Op status is by username. Server owners can also edit ops.json directly through the File Manager. |
| 7 Days to Die | Edit serveradmin.xml via File Manager, add your Steam ID with permission_level="0" |
Console: admin add <Steam ID> 0 |
Permission level 0 is highest. The XML is checked on each player login. |
| Satisfactory | Server claim during first connection | — | The first client to connect to an unclaimed server is offered the admin role. After that, additional admins are promoted from the in-game Server Manager. |
| V Rising | Edit adminlist.txt via File Manager, add Steam64 IDs one per line |
— | Listed admins automatically gain admin powers on join. No login flow. |
| Enshrouded | Edit enshrouded_server.json via File Manager: add an entry to userGroups with role "admin" and an authSecret |
— | The auth secret you set is given to each admin player and grants their permission level on join. Players in other roles can also be defined here. |
Project Zomboid admin: the bit that catches everyone
PZ's admin model is different from every other game on this list. There is one hardcoded user named admin with a password that you set the very first time the server runs. From there, any other player can be promoted to admin by the admin user.
If you typed MakemeAdmin in chat and got "admin password incorrect," you used the wrong tool. /setaccesslevel is the command, and it has to be run from the user admin (not your own character). The flow is:
- Log into the server with username
adminand the password you set in the Config tab. - From this admin account, in chat, type
/setaccesslevel "YourPlayerName" admin(mind the quotes; they matter if your name has spaces). - Disconnect, reconnect as your normal player, you now have admin powers.
Keep the admin credentials private. Anyone who has them is god on the server.
I forgot or lost my admin password
You do not need to guess. Every game's admin password is stored in plain text on disk and surfaced in the Config tab of the panel:
- Open your server in the panel.
- Go to the Config tab.
- Find the Admin Password field (it is one of the first values on the page for every game).
- Read it.
You can change it from the same field. Click Save and Restart for the change to take effect. Players who were already admin stay admin in games that use Steam64 allowlists (Valheim, V Rising, ARK, 7DTD); games that authenticate per-session (Conan, ASA console) will require you to re-enter the new password the next time you want admin powers.
What if the password is right but the command still fails
Three things to check, in order:
- Did you Save and Restart after changing the password? The panel shows the value, but until you restart, the running game process is still using the old one.
- Is the game launched from the right binary? If you switched branches (stable / experimental) without reinstalling, the running binary may not see the new config layout. Re-check the Installation tab.
- Are you typing the command in the right place? ARK wants the console (TAB); Valheim wants F5; Rust wants F1; Conan uses the Settings menu, not the console. The reference table above lists the exact place per game.
If all three are correct and admin still does not work, open a support ticket with your server's connection card visible (Basic Control tab). We can read the live server's config straight from disk and tell you what it sees.
Need a server that ships with admin already wired in? See our plans. Set the password in the Config tab, save, restart, you are admin.