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Managing Your Staff Hierarchy

To successfully operate a large community, you must delegate power effectively among your team. using the ULX Group system, you can architect a granular hierarchy where Moderators can perform tactical removals (kicking) but lack the authority for permanent bans, while VIPs can access specialized physical capabilities without granting them any administrative influence over other players. This guide ensures your permissions are correctly calibrated for security and community balance.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Time

6 Minutes

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Step 1: Creating a New Community Rank

Initializing a new group allows you to categorize your players and staff beyond the default vanilla roles.
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Access the Menu

Join your server and open the ULX management interface by typing !menu in the chat.
2

Initialize Group Logic

Navigate to the Users tab and select the Groups sub-menu.
3

Define Inheritance

Click Create Group. In the “Inherits From” field, select a base role.
  • Staff Ranks: We recommend inheriting from admin. This grants the group all standard administrative powers as a baseline, which you can then restrict.
  • Player Ranks: Inherit from user to ensure they only possess basic community permissions.

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Step 2: Assigning Granular Permissions

Once your group is established, you can define exactly which tools and commands each role is authorized to use.
On the right-hand panel of the Groups tab, locate your desired command (e.g., ulx noclip). Check the box to immediately enable that capability for every member of the selected group.

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The Superadmin Restriction

The superadmin rank possesses the capability to execute RCON commands, granting full access to the server’s backend console. You should never grant the ulx rcon permission to any rank other than the primary server owner. Compromised superadmin credentials can lead to the permanent loss of your server’s data and configuration.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | GMod: Permissions calibrated.