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To set a password on a FREAKHOSTING Counter-Strike 1.6 server, open Game settings, click Set next to Server password in the Server section, enter the password, click Review and save and restart. Players then type password "yourpassword" in the game console before they connect. RCON password, in the same section, protects remote console (rcon) commands and is not set on a new server.

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Server password or RCON password?

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How to set the server password

1

Open Game settings

Open your server in the Game Panel and click Game settings under GAME SETTINGS.
2

Set Server password

In Server, click Set next to Server password and enter the password. “Players need this to join. Leave empty for a public server.”
3

Review and save

Click Review and save, then Save changes. The review hides passwords and other secrets.
4

Restart

Restart the server so the password is used.
To make the server public again, remove the password from Server password, save and restart.

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How players join a server with a password

Open the game console (usually the ~ key) and type:
Use your server’s address from the Copy address card on the Console page. Players who join from the server browser are asked for the password.

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How to set and use the RCON password

1

Set RCON password

In Game settings > Server, click Set next to RCON password. Use a long password: “anyone with it controls the server.”
2

Save and restart

Click Review and save, Save changes, then restart.
3

Use rcon in game

Join your server, open the console and type:
Any server command works after rcon, for example rcon changelevel de_nuke.
You don’t need RCON to run commands yourself: the Game Panel console runs them directly. For in-game admin rights without sharing the RCON password, add AMX Mod X admins instead.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why is my CS 1.6 password not working?

The server hasn’t been restarted since you saved, or the player typed it differently (check capital letters and spaces). Set it again in Game settings, save, restart and share the exact password.

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Can I see the password after I set it?

The review dialog hides passwords. The RCON password is saved as the rcon_password line in cstrike/server.cfg, which you can open in Files.

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Is it safe to give friends the RCON password?

No. RCON gives full control of the server. Give friends AMX Mod X admin flags in users.ini instead.

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Can I restrict RCON to my IP address?

ReHLDS has rcon_adduser <ipaddress/CIDR>: once at least one address is listed, only those addresses can use RCON. rcon_users lists them and rcon_deluser removes one.

CS 1.6 server guide

Every Counter-Strike 1.6 page in one place.

Game settings

Every server.cfg setting in the panel.

Add admins

Admin rights without RCON.

Can't connect

Password and joining problems.
Tested by the FREAKHOSTING team on our Game Panel on 30 October 2026 (Counter-Strike 1.6 on ReHLDS 3.14 with AMX Mod X 1.10). RCON commands checked against the ReHLDS README and the Valve Developer Community on 30 October 2026.

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Last Updated: October 2026