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Privileges

2026-11-12T17:21:32Z

Ogno:

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Every player has a set of privileges, which differ from server to server. Roughly spoken, one’s privileges determine what one is able to do and what not. Each privilege has a name (the meaning is described below). Privileges can be granted and revoked from other players by any player who has the privilege called “privs”. On a multiplayer server with a default configuration, new players start with the privileges called “interact” and “shout”. To view one’s own privileges, one can issue the [[Server commands|server command]] “/privs”.

== Built-in privileges ==

As of Minetest 5.0.0, Minetest comes with the following privileges:

* gameplay-related:
** '''interact'''—can [[Building|build]]/[[Mining|mine]]/[[Using|use]] blocks and drop/eat/craft/use items and [[Punching|punch]] things and interact with [[Objects|objects]] and [[Player|players]]
** '''give'''—can use the <code>/give</code> and <code>/giveme</code> commands, and the command /ie command in the game MultiCraft - Build And Mine
** '''teleport'''—can use the <code>/teleport</code> command to teleport oneself to certain [[coordinates]] or to another [[player]]
** '''bring'''—in combination with '''''teleport''''', can use the <code>/teleport</code> command to teleport any player to certain coordinates or to yet another player
** '''fast'''—allows the player to activate [[Controls#Movement modes|fast mode]]
** '''fly'''—allows the player to activate [[Controls#Movement modes|fly mode]]
** '''noclip'''—allows the player to activate [[Controls#Movement modes|"noclip" mode]], which allows them to fly through walls
* chat-related:
** '''shout'''—can [[Chat|chat]] with other people
* world–manipulation-related:
** '''settime'''—can set [[Time of day|time of day]] using <code>/time</code>
* moderation-related:
** '''privs'''—can set any privileges of players using <code>/grant</code> and <code>/revoke</code> (→[[Server commands#Privilege manipulation]])
** '''basic_privs'''—can set the privileges set as basic_privs in the minetest.conf (default “interact” and “shout”) using <code>/grant</code> and <code>/revoke</code>
** '''kick'''—can kick players with <code>/kick</code>
** '''ban'''—can ban/unban IPs and names using <code>/ban</code> and <code>/unban</code>
** '''rollback'''—can use the [[Rollback|rollback]] functionality
** '''protection_bypass'''—can bypass protection of blocks (e.g. can open [[Locked Chest|locked chests]] or [[Steel Door|steel doors]] of everyone)
* administration-related:
** '''server'''—can do server maintenance stuff such as <code>/shutdown</code>, <code>/clearobjects</code>, <code>/set</code>, …
** '''debug'''—can access advanced [[debug]] features and information, such as the wirewrame in the debug screens (<kbd>F5</kbd>). It also prevents the game from restricting information in the debug screen and from restricting the “toggle block bounds” key.

== Irrevokable privileges ==

A player’s privileges may be irrevokable in certain situations. It is not possible to revoke these privileges with <code>/revoke</code> then.

In multiplayer [[server]]s, the player whose name equals the [[minetest.conf]] setting “name” automatically has all privileges and all of these are irrevokable. This is also the case for players who started a server (not a dedicated server).
In [[singleplayer]], you start with '''interact''', '''shout''', '''privs''' and '''basic_privs'''. These privileges are irrevokable.

== Privileges from mods and [[Games|games]] ==
=== [[Games/Minetest Game|Minetest Game]] ===
* '''home'''—can use <code>/home</code> and <code>/sethome</code>.

=== Mods ===
[[Mods]] may make additional privileges available on the server. Issue the server command <code>/help privs</code> to receive a full list (and short descriptions) of all possible privileges on the server.

== Server configuration ==

Using the server’s configuration files, a lot of privilege-related stuff can be manipulated.

There is an option in the configuration file for setting the default privileges for new players.
<code>
default_privs = interact, shout
</code>

* The player having the name in the “name” field of the configuration has all the privileges.

Privileges are stored in the <code>auth.txt</code> file. The format of every line in that file is
<code>
name:hashed_password:privs
</code>
A real example:
<code>
celeron55:CcCUjNUDVJxmXmTHj+7WKHvA9Ds:interact,shout
</code>

The <code>auth.txt</code> file is written periodically and at shutdown, so you should edit it only when the server is not running.

== See also ==

* [[Server]]
* [[Server commands]]

[[Category:Server]]

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2026-11-11T17:05:52Z

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<strong>Who is this for?</strong>

This project, Final Minetest, is for hobbyists, teachers, professors, researchers, and masters degree candidates who are interested in Linux, voxel simulations, and/or gamedev. The project is 100% FOSS (Free and Open Source).

There are no preexisting binaries. You build the software and tailor it to your needs. Teenagers age 15 and up can do this if they're determined and learn Linux CLI . Actually, many of the major original Minetest worlds, such as Lord of the Test and Moontest, were created by teenagers.

The system includes a server that runs simulated worlds on a LAN, a client that can connect to the worlds on the LAN, and a self-contained server-client that can be used offline. The worlds look like Minecaft™.

'''This isn't a Free Minecraft.''' The worlds aren't on server lists and there is no mobile app,. The system is for creating your own private world networks for academic, research, or private group use. To use this system, you'll need to set up a Linux VPS or you can use a Linux PC at home or the office or in the classroom.

For now, Windows and Mac OS are only supported by way of a web browser client. It's possible to go to Final Minetest worlds using a web browser. However, that part is still under development.

Most readers will have left the page by this point. If you've made it this far, this is a project that you might have a lot of fun with for years to come.

If you'd like to edit this wiki, send email to: '''me@minetest.org'''
If you're already a Minetest builder and you'd like to visit some Final MT worlds, read the [[MT_Visitors|MT Visitors]] page.

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<strong>Tell me more</strong>

Minetest was a voxel gamedev and simulation system whose heyday was from 2011 to 2017. The project has split into primarily three pieces:

* There are commercial wall gardens such as Kawaii World and Maksym's MultiCraft. These should be avoided. They aren't FOSS and the goal is to lock you in and monetize you. If you create something in these walled gardens, you may not get to keep it and it may disappear.
* There is a similar project named Luanti. Luanti is FOSS, which is a plus. However, Luanti is limited, unstable, and not backwards compatible with Minetest. The project regularly breaks old worlds and existing mods. Additionally, the major figures, with a few notable exceptions, are anonymous. They aren't accountable and tend to be trolls. Taking everything into account, Luanti is a dead end.
* Final Minetest is the only working, stable, backwards compatible, and actively maintaned true FOSS Minetest remaining. It provides APIs, mods, animals, and other features that no other Minetest system includes. Multiple modsets ranging from super-light to massive are part of the bundle. If the types of use cases listed below are of interest, this is the framework for you.

Teachers have used Minetest, and Final Minetest in particular, to model things like sewer systems for a classroom or to teach computing basics. One professor looked at the use of Final Minetest to model governance. Other applications include model train layouts for hobbyists, a platform that might be useful for people working on a masters degree, and a framework that can be used to learn coding. Hundreds of teenagers and adults have learned to code by doing Minetest mods.

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Minetest is a free
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine game engine.]
Think of Minetest as a collection of different programs
similar to Minecraft™. Each program can create or
visit blocky game worlds. Both offline worlds and communal worlds on the Internet are supported.

The blocky game worlds have themes such as Old West, post
apocalypse, ordinary cities, and many more. The client automatically
downloads assets. Gameplay is defined by Lua mods which usually
run on the server.

This type of game is referred to as
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voxel voxel.] One well-known part of many voxel games is that you can acquire ores and other materials, often by mining them, and use them to "craft" objects such as tools. However, Minetest offers more than this. And Final Minetest in particular is the FOSS platform of choice for edutech and academic voxel work.

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The different Minetest programs include:

* Classic Minetest 4 from the 2010s
* Minetest 5, also known as Trolltest or [https://minetest.net/ minetest.net]
* A commercial program, MultiCraft - Build And Mine
* and the most advanced in some respects, Final Minetest

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Final Minetest includes server and client programs of different types. Its primary server program, '''finetestserver,''' works with all major Minetest clients dated through mid-2023. Note: Post-2023 Trolltest and MultiCraft clients may not be supported.

This website focuses on Final Minetest but it includes some Trolltest documentation as it's partly compatible.
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These pages include parts for users, for world hosts, and for
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To learn how to play on most servers, try
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User:Ogno

2026-11-11T17:04:49Z

Ogno: Expert

I Have been playing Minetest for 4 years and I am very educated on Minetest I know a lot about it and noticed some unnecessary things on the wiki that could be removed and function the same and some mistakes.

I am not just a Minetest/Luanti player I have also had experience in Kawaii world, MultiCraft - Build And Mine and know a lot about all 3 of those games.