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rcon_password
rcon_password
<Password>
Using the ‘rcon’ protocol allows you to communicate with the game server without leaving the game. In most cases, it is used to input commands to the CS:GO server that improve and streamline the gameplay experience.
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Password
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This command will authenticate you for rcon with your set password.
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Client

rcon_password Command Help & Examples

In CS:GO, there is a remote CS:GO server control option available, which you can access using the developer console while you are in gameplay. This is known as Remote Control, which is abbreviated to ‘rcon’ for command prompt purposes.

Using the ‘rcon’ protocol allows you to communicate with the game server without leaving the game. In most cases, it is used to input commands to the CS:GO server that improve and streamline the gameplay experience. In order to access it, you’ll be required to type in a password using the rcon_password command. 

What is the rcon_password Command? 

The rcon_password command serves as an authenticator, allowing you to type in the password that provides you with remote control access to the server. Once in, you can run any server commands you need. 

Remember that only admins should access the CS:GO server using the ‘rcon’ protocol, which grants complete administrative privileges. For obvious reasons, the rcon password should not be made public. 

In order to activate remote control access to the server, you will first have to type in a command to authenticate your credentials. The basic syntax is: 

‘rcon_password <Password>’

The command itself is ‘rcon_password’ while the brackets are disregarded in practice, and you replace ‘password” with the actual remote control password you’ve set. So, if you choose the password ‘BotMaster3’ the command prompt will look like this: 

‘rcon_password ‘BotMaster3’

There are a couple of options to set the rcon password, one being through the dedicated ‘rcon’ settings and the other through accessing the server.cfg file. These are also the two places where you can locate the password if you need it. You can use either to access remote control.

How to Setup An rcon_password in CS:GO

Setting a rcon password for your CS:GO server is a fairly easy process:

  1. Open the CS:GO server control panel
  2. Go to ‘FTP FIle Access’
  3. Enter the following in the FP server: /csgo/csgo/cfg/
  4. Create a New File and name it  ‘server.cfg’.
  5. Access the  ‘server.cfg’ file and add the command rcon_password <password>
  6. You can now replace the password with your own and click ‘Create’.

Once you restart your server, the changes will take effect, and you’ll have a new rcon password. Do not forget to select ‘enable rcon password’ before taking the server online!