I’m trying to create a ban command that can only be used by players with specific group ranks. I’m having trouble implementing rank-based permissions within the script. I’ve searched the DevForum for solutions but haven’t found a clear guide. I’m looking for guidance on how to check a player’s group rank and restrict the ban command accordingly. Any code examples or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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There is a method called :GetRankInGroup() for the player instance, you can get a player’s rank like this:
local group_id = 123456 --// replace this with your group id
local group_rank = Player:GetRankInGroup(group_id)
And then just do an if statement to check if the player’s rank is higher than the required amount
if group_rank >= 3 then
--// Stuff here
end
Note: ALWAYS do rank checks on the server, never on the client
I think commands aren’t the best way to do this, but if you’re going to use commands, I would first check on the client if they’re high enough rank and send it to the server to check as well. You can use
Player:GetRankInGroup(ID) and restrict it to a certain rank and higher. In the group configuration menu you can see the rank values. I think it’s 0 - 255.
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Why would you check it on the client? It’s pointless, they can not be trusted.
Thank you, I really appreciate it.
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To avoid unnecessarily checking on the server. If someone that wasn’t even exploiting chose to spam, it could meet a quota and prevent people that need to use it to use it.
:GetRankInGroup() caches, so it only checks the rank when it’s called the first time and returns the first result only. There is no quota.
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