How to Set an Admin Password and Kick or Ban Players on Your Dragonwilds Server

Moderation on a RuneScape: Dragonwilds server happens in-game, through the Player List in the Pause Menu. This guide is in three parts: setting or changing the Admin Password from your MintServers panel, then using the Player List to kick, ban and unban players, and finally giving other players admin. There's also a table further down showing what the Owner can do that Admins can't, because the difference matters.

Part A: Set the Admin Password

The Admin Password is the server setting that lets players gain admin rights. MintServers generates a random one for every new Dragonwilds server, so you already have one. You'll find it in Game Settings. If you'd rather use your own, or you need to rotate it, here's how.

⚠️ Important Warning: Stop your server on the MintServers panel before you change anything in Game Settings. Dragonwilds throws away config changes made while the server is running. Why Your Dragonwilds Server Settings Aren't Saving.

Log into your MintServers panel and open your Dragonwilds server.
On the Console tab, click Stop and wait for the server to go offline.
Click Game Settings in the left-hand sidebar.
Find the Admin Password field. Copy the existing one if you're keeping it, or replace it with your own.
Save.
Return to the Console tab and click Start.

📝 Note: Changing the Admin Password revokes Admin status from everyone who used the old one. That's the quickest way to remove several admins at once: set a new password, restart, and only share it with the people who should still have it. To remove a single admin, the Owner can use Remove Admin in the Player List (see Part C).

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Part B: Kick, Ban or Unban a Player In-Game

The Owner can do this straight away. Anyone else needs admin permissions first (see Part C).

Join your server in RuneScape: Dragonwilds.
Press Escape and open Player List.
Click the ⋮ (more options) button next to the player you want to remove.
Choose Kick to remove them for now, or Ban to keep them out for good.

A kicked player can rejoin straight away. A banned player is blocked until someone with unban rights lifts the ban, and as the table below shows, that's the Owner only.

Unbanning a Player

Press Escape and open Player List.
Press E to go to the next page.
Click the ⋮ button next to the banned player.
Choose the unban option.

Part C: Give Another Player Admin

The player whose Player ID is set as the Owner ID automatically has admin permissions. From there, the Owner can hand admin to other players straight from the Player List. Players who know the Admin Password from Part A can also become admins.

Join your server in RuneScape: Dragonwilds as the Owner.
Press Escape and open Player List.
Click the ⋮ button next to the player you want to make an admin.
Choose Grant Admin.

The same menu lets you remove admin permissions from a player, or kick and ban them. To set up the Owner account itself, see How to Find Your Player ID and Set the Owner ID.

Who Can Do What

Role	How you get it	Kick	Ban	Unban
Owner	Your Player ID matches the Owner ID in Game Settings	Anyone	Anyone, online or offline	Yes
Admin	Granted by the Owner in the Player List, or by using the Admin Password	Regular users who are online	Regular users who are online	No
Regular user	Everyone else	No	No	No

The practical upshot: give admin to friends who'll help keep things civil, but keep the Owner ID as your own account. Only the Owner can undo a ban, ban someone who's offline, or deal with another Admin.

💡 Pro Tip: The server keeps a record of every Player ID that has used the Admin Password, stored in RSDragonwilds/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/DedicatedServer.ini. Open it from the Files tab if you ever want to see who has used it.

🛠️ Troubleshooting Admin Problems

I can't find a Server tab or Server Management: Older guides mention these. Kick, ban and admin controls are now in the Player List in the Pause Menu (press Escape), not in Settings.
I don't see Kick or Ban next to a player: You need admin permissions. Join with the account whose Player ID is in the Owner ID field, or ask the Owner to use Grant Admin on your account.
Admin Password is rejected in-game: The password in Game Settings only applies after a stop and start. Confirm the server was stopped when you saved it, and check for trailing spaces.
Can't unban someone: Only the Owner can unban. Make sure you're playing on the account whose Player ID is in the Owner ID field, and press E in the Player List to reach the next page.
Can't ban a player who left: Admins can only ban players who are online. The Owner can ban offline players.
Someone I removed still has admin: They used the old password before you changed it, and the server was probably running when you saved. Stop, set the new password, save, start.

Related Guides

Set up the Owner account: How to Find Your Player ID and Set the Owner ID
Keep uninvited players out entirely: How to Password-Protect Your Dragonwilds Server

With admin shared among a couple of trusted friends and the Owner ID kept as your own, you'll have moderation covered even when you're offline. If you run into any trouble, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will gladly help you get it sorted out.