Private rust server issue

[Gobbles]

So Im trying to set up a private server that I can make base designs on but whenever I make the server I get on but I have to restart to give myself moderator/owner and whenever I restart the server I can no longer connect to it I can "steam auth timed out" I have removed all the cmd files and repeated the same thing twice and have gotten the same results

[Gobbles]

anyone?

[kentbakk]

You have made sure to have both port 28015 (if your using default) and 28016 forwarded and open in the firewall?

On having to restart to give yourself admin/owner are you then adding your id to the file directly?
If you are you can go into the console and type "ownerid <steamID>" to add yourself without needing a restart ( you still have to leave and join tough!)

[Gobbles]

[QUOTE=kentbakk;47865002]You have made sure to have both port 28015 (if your using default) and 28016 forwarded and open in the firewall?

On having to restart to give yourself admin/owner are you then adding your id to the file directly?
If you are you can go into the console and type "ownerid <steamID>" to add yourself without needing a restart ( you still have to leave and join tough!)[/QUOTE]

I am adding the id, but it doesn't take affect untill I restart the server then It wont let me connect.

Also I can connect to it before i restart so the ports are fine, In the console do you mean the server console or rust console thanks.

[kentbakk]

Server console, How do you connect, using the rust console command "client.connect" or finding it in the server list?

[Gobbles]

[QUOTE=kentbakk;47865205]Server console, How do you connect, using the rust console command "client.connect" or finding it in the server list?[/QUOTE]

I connect in rust console "Client.connect localhost:28015"

[kentbakk]

Then my question is, can you see the server in the server list as port 28015 is used to connect, but 28016 is used to communicate with steam (including the server browser)

[Gobbles]

[QUOTE=kentbakk;47865410]Then my question is, can you see the server in the server list as port 28015 is used to connect, but 28016 is used to communicate with steam (including the server browser)[/QUOTE]

No because I haven't portforwarded because I only want it offline for me to build base designs on

[kentbakk]

Yes but the port 28016 is used to communicate with steam (Auth, reporting eg) As long as you don't forward 28015 people will not be able to connect

[lordrushx1]

just whitelist your server

[Gobbles]

[QUOTE=kentbakk;47865566]Yes but the port 28016 is used to communicate with steam (Auth, reporting eg) As long as you don't forward 28015 people will not be able to connect[/QUOTE]

I dont think you understand what I mean, I'm not trying to get anyone to connect to it but me I want a offline singleplayer server I can get on it without forwarding anything but when I restart it to give myself Permission It wont let me reconnect, I have watched alot of videos on how to make it and people in the comments are having the same issue as me but no one has replied to them.

Thanks for the help you have provided above aswell.

[NilsMcTip]

It's a bug with the current server version and the steam service it seems.

type global.ownerid xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx followed by writecfg, to save yourself from restarting / reconnecting.

Open up task manager and restart all the steam related services to remove the auth issue.