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Moderation commands let admins manage player access and communicate with the server. These are the most commonly used commands in Basic Admin Remade, covering everything from removing a single disruptive player to locking down the entire server and broadcasting messages to all players.

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Command Reference

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Permanent Bans

BAR distinguishes between session bans (:ban) and permanent bans (:pban / :pbanid).
  • :ban adds the user to an in-memory banned table. The ban is cleared when the server shuts down — it only affects the current session.
  • :pban / :pbanid write ban data to Roblox DataStore, persisting across all servers and server restarts. On joining, BAR checks DataStore for the player’s User ID and kicks them if a permanent ban entry exists.
When UseLegacyBan = false is set in ExtraSettings, BAR also calls Roblox’s native Ban API (Players:BanAsync), which applies the ban at the platform level across all universes and alternate accounts (ExcludeAltAccounts = false behavior depends on your configuration).
Permanent bans store the banned player’s name, the banning admin’s name, the ban date, and an optional reason. All of this is visible via :pbans.

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Server Lock

:slock sets a server-locked flag that prevents players with permission level 0 (Public) from joining. Any player who attempts to join a locked server is immediately kicked with the Server Lock Reason message defined in main_script.lua:
Moderators, Admins, Super Admins, and the Game Creator can always join regardless of server lock status. Use :unslock to reopen the server to all players. The lock is session-scoped and resets when the server restarts (unless LockedOnStart = true is set in ExtraSettings).

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Messaging Commands

BAR provides several ways to communicate with players:
  • :sm <Text> — Broadcasts a full-screen message with the title set to Server Message (or your configured value). The message text is filtered through Roblox’s chat filter for each recipient.
  • :m <Text> — Same as :sm but uses the sending admin’s display name as the title, making it clear who sent the message.
  • :h <Text> — Sends a hint-style notification (smaller, top-of-screen) with the admin’s name as the title.
  • :pm <User(s)> <Text> — Sends a private pop-up message to specific players. Recipients can reply directly through the BAR UI. BAR enforces Roblox’s chat privacy settings — if two players cannot communicate, the PM will not be sent.
  • :globalm <Text> — Uses Roblox’s MessagingService to broadcast a message across all servers of the place simultaneously.
:shutdown sends a full-screen message containing the configured Shutdown Reason to all players before kicking them. The reason can be customized in main_script.lua via ['Shutdown Reason']. Shutdown events are logged to the DataStore shutdown log, which is viewable with :shutdownlogs.