Basic Aces & Principals overview/guide

schwim · 2019-02-22T15:33:16.332Z

Hi there Vespura,

I’m trying to restrain a command in an ace perm for a group that exists(admin) but I’m having problems with it. I’ve added the perm check and now even someone with an admin ace perm can’t use it.

In server.cfg

add_principal identifier.steam:110000100aexxxx group.admin

and in the client.lua:

RegisterCommand("xcommand", function(source, args, rawCommand)
	if IsPlayerAceAllowed(source, "admin") then
		
		--command stuff
		
	end
end, false)

What have I done wrong?

zee · 2019-02-22T15:44:25.596Z

schwim:

client.lua:

For one, IsPlayerAceAllowed() is a server native so this wouldn’t work. Also, it looks like you’re trying to check to see if they player has admin but the admin ace isn’t being allowed anywhere. You would have to do something like:

add_ace group.admin admin allow

or so…

schwim · 2019-02-22T15:46:14.242Z

I have the allow in the server.cfg as well, sorry for not mentioning it:

add_ace group.admin command allow # allow all commands

The command doesn’t require anything on the server side so how do I pass the command to server and then right back to client so it can be used?

zee · 2019-02-22T15:49:00.075Z

schwim:

add_ace group.admin command allow # allow all commands

Right, but this will only allow execution of commands that are restricted, for example RegisterCommand('commandname', somefunction, true). You’re checking if the player has the ace admin, which it doesn’t apparently.

command != all aces are allowed
command = any restricted command

Vespura · 2019-02-22T17:04:02.788Z

Also, you can’t check if a player is in a specific group. You can only check if the player has a specific ace.

schwim · 2019-02-22T19:02:40.347Z

so if I’m understanding this right, changing:

, false)

to:

, true)

Will make the command restricted and even though this code is on the clientside, adding a user to the group admin and having:

add_ace group.admin command allow # allow all commands

Will make this command restricted but those in the admin group will still be able to use it?

Vespura · 2019-02-22T19:42:38.821Z

schwim:

so if I’m understanding this right, changing:
, false)
to:
, true)
Will make the command restricted and even though this code is on the clientside, adding a user to the group admin and having:
add_ace group.admin command allow # allow all commands
Will make this command restricted but those in the admin group will still be able to use it?

Commands on the client side can not be set to ‘restricted’. As there’s no way for the client to know if a player has permissions for it. So it must be a server sided command. Then it’ll work. You can just use a server side command, then trigger an event on the client. The ace will then automatically be checked when the command is executed (command.<command name>), so you don’t have to do it.

schwim · 2019-02-23T15:58:23.164Z

Thanks very much for your and @zee 's help. With Faxes help in another thread, I managed to convert a client command to server, allowing it to be restricted.

A_Red_Dog · 2019-03-15T19:21:13.198Z

Where Do I put add_principal identifier.steam: <steam_id_here> group.

schwim · 2019-03-15T19:28:09.392Z

Those statements can be dropped right into your server.cfg above anything that needs it.

Danniel_B · 2019-06-03T18:11:23.636Z

Is there a way to only let certain people use esx_truckshop? with ACE Permissions?

Jogos_Musicas · 2019-06-25T18:01:45.837Z

Thanks for sharing knowledge.:sorrindo:

T.Silence · 2019-06-26T06:39:21.132Z

Alright well I don’t know if I am just special, But this is all great help for making a command having permissions.

how would I add Ace permissions to something that is written as

Citizen.CreateThread(function()
     while true do
       Wait(0)
          if IsControlPressed( 0, KEYBIND ) then
               ExampleEvent(Open.Menu.API)
          end
     end
end)

I believe I understand the permissions.cfg would be

add_ace group.example mgn-example allow
add_principal identifier.steam:000000000000000 group.example # Name

I am completely lost of how to link the server.lua to the client.lua in this sense, because it’s not written as a command, but more or less a passive action.

mikethemadkiwi · 2019-07-14T11:54:17.340Z

OH THANK GOD!
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS INFORMATION TO CONFIRM MY ERROR FOR DAYS!

excuse the caps…
i’m excited… you just gave me semi-wood.
<3 Vespura!

bunkie0000 · 2020-07-29T12:05:14.563Z

Is there a way to get all of the existing principals in lua?

SefuThau21312412 · 2020-10-25T14:26:33.922Z

Hi there, im new in scripting and fivem overall and i have a ace in my server which allows all players to set themself superadmin and i dont know how to find it or remove it? any quicker ways then going through every file 1 by 1?

MoravianLion · 2021-03-18T17:43:29.357Z

So, I’m attempting something along these lines. Unfortunately, it doesn’t trigger the part for moderators… Funny thing is that moderator is set correctly, because it works fine with vMenu restrictions on the same server.

Any idea what I did wrong?

    if IsPlayerAceAllowed(source, "admin") then
        TriggerClientEvent("esx_admin:admincheck", source)
        TriggerClientEvent("esx_admin:ownerMessage", source)
		print('testADMIN')
	end
    if IsPlayerAceAllowed(source, "moderator") then
		TriggerClientEvent("esx_admin:moderatorcheck", source)
		print('testMOD')
	end

RetroSense · 2021-03-24T03:08:07.930Z

Hi all, I’m curious if Aces can be used on clients.
I have a menu that can block access to the pause menu so, as a workaround for players wanting to leave while the menu is open, I want to add a disconnect button to my menu.
From what I can tell, Aces are for the server only. Is that correct?
I did notice that using list_aces in the client console will output a couple of it’s own Aces, is there a way to access these?

At the moment I’m just sending a request to the server to drop the player but, hopefully, there’s a way that’s a bit more elegant without requiring the extra code on the server.

Loll0r3nz0 · 2021-04-15T22:05:28.435Z

RegisterCommand(“flash”, function(source, args, rawCommand)
if IsPlayerAceAllowed(source, “police.flash”) then
TriggerClientEvent(“Police:GiveFlash”, source)
end
end, false)

why do I find a FALSE in the last line?

xenosphinx · 2021-05-07T02:26:41.789Z

With ace permissions is it possible to use a separate file and execute it from the server.cfg similar to how you have vMenu’s permissions.cfg and you use the exec command in the server.cfg to have it read the vMenu permissions.