Hi
how do I make a temporary ban from the game.
I already made a data store ban system by using _G
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Do you mean temporarily from the server or temporarily from the whole game?
Yes, temp banned from the whole game.
If you expect your server where the player was banned from is to be up (not shut down due to lack of players) until the ban runs out you could something similar to this: Time Kick
But just make the wait time longer than 30 seconds.
This would make it so that when the player joins the will get kicked until it changes the datastore back to 0.
Use datastores, insert the os.time into the table including the player info, to know the expiry, (TIMESTAMP). And when a player joins check if the timestamp has passed.
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os.time() is the amount of seconds that has passed from 1970, 1st january. So you can use that to check the player left amount of time.
For example, when you ban a player, you multiply the period of time (DAYS) by 86400, since a day has 86400 seconds. Then you add it to the current timestamp and save it, the next time the player joins, the server will go through the datastore and check if os.time() is bigger or equal than the time saved in the datastore.
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This isnât as hard as you think to make. All you need to know is how to use DataStores and os.time(). I have made a quick example of a way that this could be achieved but this example is no where near the best way to do this but it should give you the basic idea.
What is os.time()?
Well, os.time() is essentially a stop watch that is continuously counting up. This means each time it is called the number will be a little bit bigger. For example if you do print(os.time()) and then call it one second later the number would have increased by one. If you wish to read more about os.time() here is a little article on the Roblox Developers hub: os | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub
Example of how to make a temp ban system:
First you will need to set up your DataStore.
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local TempBanStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("TempBanStore",2)
Second you will have to set up your variables for how long the temp bans are going to last.
local Times = {
One_Day = 86400; -- Seconds in a day
Three_Days = 259200; -- Seconds in 3 days
One_Week = 604800; -- Seconds in 1 week
}
Now then, once we have the variables set up we can now check if a player is temp banned each time they join the game. In the code below, the players data loads and then it checks if the player is still temp banned or not.
-- Checking if player is still banned when they join.
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
local Success, Result = pcall(function() -- It is good practice to wrap your datastore requests in pcalls
return TempBanStore:GetAsync(tostring(Player.UserId),"TempBan") -- Returns the players temp ban data for later use.
end)
if Success then -- Checks if the DataStore request was successful
if Result then -- Checks if there is any data under the key
if Result.BanStartTime + Result.BanTime > os.time() then -- This is the part that checks if the player is temp banned or not
print("Player's temp ban is lifted")
else
Player:Kick("You are temp-banned") -- Kicks the player if they are still temp banned
end
end
end
end)
We now have a way of checking if the player is temp banned or not but we donât have a way of giving a user a temp ban. This code below should fire once a remote event is passed from the client to the server, I havenât done this though as this is just an example.
-- Setting a ban
local function SetBan(Player,BanTime)
local Success,Error = pcall(function()
if BanTime == "one_day" then
TempBanStore:SetAsync(tostring(Player.UserId),{BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.One_Day})
elseif BanTime == "three_days" then
TempBanStore:SetAsync(tostring(Player.UserId),{BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.Three_Days})
elseif BanTime == "one_week" then
TempBanStore:SetAsync(tostring(Player.UserId),{BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.One_Week})
end
end)
if not Success then
print("Not successfull")
end
end
Full code:
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local TempBanStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("TempBanStore",1)
local Times = {
One_Day = 86400; -- Seconds in a day
Three_Days = 259200; -- Seconds in 3 days
One_Week = 604800; -- Seconds in 1 week
}
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
local Success, Result = pcall(function()
return TempBanStore:GetAsync(tostring(Player.UserId),"TempBan")
end)
if Success then
if Result then
if Result.BanStartTime + Result.BanTime > os.time() then
print("Player's temp ban is lifted")
else
Player:Kick("You are temp-banned")
end
end
end
end)
-- Setting a ban
local function SetBan(Player,BanTime)
local Success,Error = pcall(function()
if BanTime == "one_day" then
TempBanStore:SetAsync(tostring(Player.UserId),{BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.One_Day})
elseif BanTime == "three_days" then
TempBanStore:SetAsync(tostring(Player.UserId),{BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.Three_Days})
elseif BanTime == "one_week" then
TempBanStore:SetAsync(tostring(Player.UserId),{BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.One_Week})
end
end)
if not Success then
print("Not successfull")
end
end
Side note:
All the code above should be ran from the server for security reasons.
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What about perm ban, and unban thingy.
And also, how do i made like in the reason it puts a unban date.
You should remove the Playerâs ban from the datastore after it is over. Can cause some unwanted problems in the future.
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Already got it, But right now a issue.
The error.
if Result.BanStartTime + Result.BanTime > os.time() then --that line
BanTime is a nil value because you require that value from a table, Try to simply use the number in the setBan function.
If that doesnât help message in here again.
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Because you use _G, The script that references it does not know what Times is, Therefor I will suggest you to replace the stuff like Times.One_Day to 86400.
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Try this one.
_G.Ban = function(plr, reason, bantime)
local Event = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvents.SystemMessage
local Success, Error = pcall(function()
plr:Kick(reason)
if bantime == "one_day" then
tempData:SetAsync(tostring(plr.UserId), {BanStartTime = os.time(), bantime = 86400}, reason)
Event:FireAllClients(plr, "DAY-BANNED")
elseif bantime == "three_days" then
tempData:SetAsync(tostring(plr.UserId), {BanStartTime = os.time(), bantime = 259200}, reason)
Event:FireAllClients(plr, "3-DAY-BANNED")
elseif bantime == "one_week" then
tempData:SetAsync(tostring(plr.UserId), {BanStartTime = os.time(), bantime = 604800}, reason)
Event:FireAllClients(plr, "WEEK-BANNED")
elseif bantime == "pernament" then
tempData:SetAsync(tostring(plr.UserId), {BanStartTime = os.time(), bantime = 9999999999999999999999999}, reason)
Event:FireAllClients(plr, "PERM-BANNED")
end
end)
if not Success then
print("Not successfull")
end
end
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It is caused by the SetBan function that does not provide a valid BanTime
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I did everything, but got same error.
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
local Success, Result = pcall(function() -- It is good practice to wrap your datastore requests in pcalls
return tempData:GetAsync(tostring(plr.UserId), "TempBan", reason) -- Returns the players temp ban data for later use.
end)
if Success then -- Checks if the DataStore request was successful
if Result then -- Checks if there is any data under the key
local BST = Result.BanStartTime
print(BST)
if BST + Result.BanTime > os.time() then -- This is the part that checks if the player is temp banned or not
print("Player's temp ban is lifted")
else
local status = tempData:GetAsync(tostring(plr.UserId), "TempBan", reason)
if status then
plr:Kick("You are banned until: "..Result.BanTime.." Reason: "..status)
end
end
end
end
end)
Just a classic case of caps issues. You need in line 19 of the main script to change BanTime to bantime. Sorry for that little mistake 
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Thank you everything working 
You should do
if Result.BanStartTime + Result.BanTime < os.time() then
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Hello! Iâm getting the same error on my version. Please read the code carefully (I tried getting help nicely but they didnât read carefully and left)
(Server Handler)
local BanData = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("BanData")
--local ModerationHistoryDS = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("ModerationHistory")
local HandlerRemote = script.Parent.HandlerRemote
local Times = {
["OneDay"] = 86400;
["ThreeDays"] = 259200;
["OneWeek"] = 604800;
["TwoWeeks"] = 1209600;
["Infinite"] = 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999;
}
function SetBan(Player, BanTime, BanType)
local Success, Error = pcall(function()
if BanType == "TempBan" then
if BanTime == "OneDay" then
BanData:SetAsync((Player), {BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.OneDay})
elseif BanTime == "ThreeDays" then
BanData:SetAsync((Player), {BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.ThreeDays})
elseif BanTime == "OneWeek" then
BanData:SetAsync((Player), {BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.OneWeek})
elseif BanTime == "TwoWeeks" then
BanData:SetAsync((Player), {BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.TwoWeeks})
end
elseif BanType == "PermBan" then
BanData:SetAsync((Player), {BanStartTime = os.time(), BanTime = Times.Infinite})
elseif BanType == "Unban" then
BanData:RemoveAsync((Player))
else
print("Ban Type Invalid!")
end
end)
if not Success then
print("Could not ban "..Player)
end
end
HandlerRemote.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Plr, BanType, UserName, Reason, Length)
local PlayerToBan
local success, errormsg = pcall(function()
PlayerToBan = game.Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(UserName)
end)
if success then
SetBan(PlayerToBan, Length, BanType)
for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
if v.UserId == PlayerToBan then
v:Kick("You have been banned! Rejoin to see your Ban Length.")
end
end
else
print("Error Fetching Player UserId")
end
end)
(Ban Handler)
local BanData = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("BanData")
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Plr)
local Success, Result = pcall(function()
return game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("BanData"):GetAsync(Plr.UserId)
end)
if Success then
if Result then
if not Result.BanStartTime + Result.BanTime > os.time() then
Plr:Kick("Unban Date: "..os.date("%j", Result.BanTime))
end
end
end
end)
(Client Handler)
local HandlerRemote = script.Parent.HandlerRemote
--Frames
local MainFrame = script.Parent.MainFrame
local List = MainFrame.List
local DropDown = List["2DropDown"].Drop
--Buttons
local CloseBtn = MainFrame.Close.TextButton
local OpenDropDown = DropDown.Parent.Button
local ConfirmBtn = List["5Buttons"]["1Confirm"].Button
local CancelBtn = List["5Buttons"]["2Cancel"].Button
--BanTypeBtns
local PermBanBtn = DropDown.PermBan.TextButton
local TempBanBtn = DropDown.TempBan.TextButton
local UnbanBtn = DropDown.Unban.TextButton
--Input
local UserName = List["1Name"].PlayerName
local Reason = List["3Reason"].BanReason
local Length = List["4Length"].BanLength
--Button Functions
function DropdownBtn(Name)
script.Parent.SelectedBan.Value = Name
DropDown.Parent.Button.Text = "Ban Type: "..Name
DropDown.Visible = false
end
PermBanBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
DropdownBtn("PermBan")
end)
TempBanBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
DropdownBtn("TempBan")
end)
UnbanBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
DropdownBtn("Unban")
end)
CloseBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
MainFrame.Visible = false
end)
OpenDropDown.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
DropDown.Visible = not DropDown.Visible
end)
ConfirmBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
if UserName and Reason and Length and script.Parent.SelectedBan.Value then
HandlerRemote:FireServer(script.Parent.SelectedBan.Value, UserName.Text, Reason.Text, Length.Text)
MainFrame.Visible = false
end
end)
CancelBtn.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
MainFrame.Visible = false
end)