Help with checking if a character in the workspace with the same name as a player is a player

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#1

Ok so I’m making an admin panel right now for lots of games that my community and friends are making and I’m looking to add a “kill” option. This will kill the player who’s name was typed in the textbox upon the press of a button. I want to check if the player who’s name was typed was actually a player or just an object with the same name in the workspace, how do I do this?

local event = script.Parent.KillEvent

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, name)
	local foundplayer = workspace:FindFirstChild(name)
	local plr = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(foundplayer)
	if plr ~= nil then
		plr.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0
	end
end)
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#2

Just use if workspace[name]:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then to check if the object has a humanoid. If it has, then it is guaranteed that it is a real character. If there is any issue, reply.

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#3

what if the developer of the game put their own character into the workspace for whatever reason with humanoid still inside?

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#4

You can just add some checks and you’re fine:

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, name)
	local foundchar = workspace:FindFirstChild(name)
if foundchar then -- if a character is found
	local foundplr = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(foundchar) 
	if foundplr ~= nil then
		foundplr.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0
	end
end
end)
#5

You can add an object into the unwanted character and check in the script if the actual character does not have that object.

#6

How would I go about doing this automatically for any unwanted character in the workspace in every game this admin panel is inserted into? (I edited this as I think I responded with the wrong idea in mind last time)

#7

I thought this would be the solution as the coding here looks flawless but its still not working and I have absolutely no idea why.

There are no console errors either.

local event = script.Parent.KillEvent

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, name)
	local foundchar = workspace:FindFirstChild(name)
	if foundchar then -- if a character is found
		local foundplr = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(foundchar) 
		if foundplr ~= nil then
			foundplr.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0
		end
	end
end)
#8

It’s possibly the script that’s firing the remote, can you show that? I don’t think the server script is the problem here

#9 
local button = script.Parent
local textbox = script.Parent.Parent.CMDBAR
local event = script.Parent.KillEvent

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	local name = textbox.Text
    event:FireServer(name)
end)
#10

(This is the local script in question)

#11

This should need to work.

local event = script.Parent.KillEvent

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, name)
	local foundchar = game.Players:FindFirstChild(name).Character
	if foundchar then -- if a character is found
		local foundplr = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(foundchar) 
		if foundplr ~= nil and foundchar~=nil then
			foundchar.Humanoid.Health = 0
		end
	end
end)
#12

WOW thank you so much! This works perfectly! This will be extremely helpful to my admin panel! I will be crediting you in the credits section.

#13

No problem, I just like to help people.

#14

Wait, no I’m such an idiot man. It actually doesn’t work :frowning:. I tested with my friend just now and it still killed me. I have no idea what to do and I’m so sorry for thinking you solved it. I need to test things more.

#15

Hm… Do u mind if i remake the system?
Also, Does it require the full username name?

#16

no, I don’t mind at all and yes it does. If you want I can publish the model and give it to you, do you need that or screenshots? just tell me what you need.

#17

No nothing is needed, I have actually made my own admin panel before.
So this remake should need to be relatively easy.

#18

wait… where is the KillEvent event even located?

#19

oh wow that sounds amazing! thank you so much again for helping me, and I apologise for the confusion

#20

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