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Managing Administrative Authority

Operator (OP) status represents the highest level of administrative authority within a Minecraft server. Granting a player OP status provides them with the capability to execute powerful technical commands, bypass social restrictions (such as whitelists), and modify the world environment permanently. Effectively managing your operator list is critical for maintaining server security and ensuring your community’s progress is protected from unauthorized interference.

Difficulty

Beginner

Time

2 Minutes

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Technical Authorization Workflow

You can manage your administrative team directly through the FREAKHOSTING management interface.

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Granting OP Privileges

1

Access the Console

Log in to your Game Panel and navigate to the Console tab.
2

Execute the Command

In the command line field at the bottom of the console, type:
op <PlayerName>
Note: Replace <PlayerName> with the exact, case-sensitive username of the intended administrator.
3

Verify Metadata

The console will return: Made [PlayerName] a server operator. The player will now have access to administrative commands in-game.

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Revoking OP Privileges

1

Execute Deauthorization

Within the server console, type:
deop <PlayerName>
2

Verification

The console will confirm: Made [PlayerName] no longer a server operator. The player’s administrative access is revoked instantaneously.

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Security Best Practices

Grant OP status exclusively to individuals you trust implicitly. Operators possess the technical capability to stop the server process, purge the world database, and permanently ban other participants.
For large-scale staff teams, using full OP status is often considered an unnecessary security risk. We highly recommend implementing a specialized permissions plugin like LuckPerms. This allows you to grant specific capabilities (e.g., the ability to kick players) without granting the dangerous power to stop the server or delete data.

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Managing OP via Files

You can also audit your current administrative list by opening the ops.json file situated in your server’s root directory. This file contains a technical registry of all authorized UUIDs and their corresponding permission levels.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Minecraft: Hierarchy managed.