How do I ban someone not logged into the game? - Rust

Alright so I run a PvE server and it has been very popular for the past couple of days since I put it up. I work very hard to make sure that people do not grief other players houses and steal their loot. This is very hard for me to do because I have to go through a process so that I can make sure that it is all organized and I don't ban the wrong people. Now, I was given a report that someone griefed another person and they have video proof of it. My problem is that I am unable to ban that player because it seems you are only able to ban players that are currently connected to your server. Is there a way to input a players information into a specific file to ban them that way at all? I see a ban list but the numbers do not match a steam ID so I have no idea what to do about this. *off track* Is there any time frame for when we will be able to see server/player logs? I would like to know what everyone says in the server and what they do so that I can use that evidence to find out who did what when. Thanks! *Edit 1: I should have mentioned, the banid "steam id" does not seem to work for this instance. This is the reason I am asking if I can manually put it in the file. I type in the banid "steam id" and it just says that in the console with nothing else following that. [B]SOLVED: Thanks a lot![/B]

[url]http://steamidfinder.com/[/url] this should help

are you sure the ban list doesn't use IP addresses? [editline]15th December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=J!NX;43195193][url]http://steamidfinder.com/[/url] this should help[/QUOTE] this is an extremely useful website, thanks

[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;43195206]are you sure the ban list doesn't use IP addresses?[/QUOTE] garry would be foolish to use IP bans considering rust is on steam. IP addresses are the worst ban method

[QUOTE=J!NX;43195218]garry would be foolish to use IP bans considering rust is on steam. IP addresses are the worst ban method[/QUOTE] i figured he wouldn't use IPs, but i was making sure because he said the ban-list doesn't contain steam IDs

[QUOTE=J!NX;43195193][url]http://steamidfinder.com/[/url] this should help[/QUOTE] I just edited my main post, I tried this with no luck it seems that is why I came to the forums.

[QUOTE=MrMackeyMKay;43195177] *Edit 1: I should have mentioned, the banid "steam id" does not seem to work for this instance. This is the reason I am asking if I can manually put it in the file. I type in the banid "steam id" and it just says that in the console with nothing else following that.[/QUOTE] If the ban list does use steam IDs, then if you just add his steam ID into the banlist he should be banned

[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;43195394]If the ban list does use steam IDs, then if you just add his steam ID into the banlist he should be banned[/QUOTE] It does not use them, that is why I am posting here. It uses some odd string of numbers which I can't link to anything.

what does the string of numbers look like

[IMG]http://gyazo.com/6869b907bbd3a6076c22fa33435c84a5.png[/IMG]

That's a steam profile URL. They look like this: 7656119xxxxxxxxxx

[QUOTE=Protocol7;43195589]That's a steam profile URL. They look like this: 7656119xxxxxxxxxx[/QUOTE] Oh awesome, thanks for that! How would I go about obtaining the profile URL? I only get the id URL by the looks of it. *Edit 1: Could I enter in a custom url? It has his name instead of those numbers. *Edit 2: I found a site that told me, thanks again!

that steamid finder J!NX posted can also tell you url IDs

[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;43195753]that steamid finder J!NX can also tell you url IDs[/QUOTE] and permanent ID too that a profile change won't get around AKA best make a list and log of the Permanent ID, steam + the name at time of ban + time of ban (if you ban a lot)

Yeah, it links you to the hard ID. For me, it links to: [url]http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197983289662[/url] But I have the following profile registered: [url]http://steamcommunity.com/id/Protocol7/[/url]

[QUOTE=J!NX;43195757]and permanent ID too that a profile change won't get around AKA best make a list and log of the Permanent ID, steam + the name at time of ban + time of ban (if you ban a lot)[/QUOTE] That's what I meant when I said URL ID :v:

[QUOTE=MrMackeyMKay;43195576][IMG]http://gyazo.com/6869b907bbd3a6076c22fa33435c84a5.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] I did exatcly as it looks above using my steamid64 but I can join my server the same way. Any help? Edit: my mistake, i couldn't find any bans.cfg so I'll update a new file to the server and try again.