# Keep GriefPrevention administrative claims separate from player claims

An administrative claim belongs to the server administration rather than a player’s personal allowance. Use it deliberately for shared infrastructure and leave player claims under their existing owners.

## Before you start

GriefPrevention has different documentation for legacy v16 and newer alpha releases. Match your installed branch before following commands. Test with a claim owner and an untrusted account, and keep claim ownership distinct from operator or bypass permissions.

## Work through the check

1. Check the installed release’s administrative-claim documentation and grant only the documented administrative permission to the responsible staff account.
2. Record the boundaries and nearby claim owners for the intended empty test area, then switch to the documented `/adminclaims` mode before creating the example.
3. Inspect the resulting owner and trust list, test intended visitor interactions with a normal account and confirm the staff member’s personal claim allowance was not used.
4. Return to `/basicclaims` after the task and verify the tool mode before the staff member next manages personal land.

## Confirm the result

The administrative area should have the intended server ownership and visitor policy, while existing player claims retain their owners and allowances. Ordinary visitors should not receive administrative editing powers.

## If the result differs

Staff with administrative-claim permission can manage those claims broadly; it is not a room-specific helper permission. Keep that authority separate from normal trust grants and never test protection with the same bypass-capable account.

## Recover safely

Restore the recorded trust settings if the visitor policy is too open. Do not transfer a real player’s claim to administrative ownership merely to bypass an access problem; investigate its existing permissions first.

## Documentation and related help

Check the [GriefPrevention maintainer documentation](https://docs.griefprevention.com/administrators_guide/) and [GriefPrevention maintainer reference](https://docs.griefprevention.com/) against your installed release before applying changes.

Related CloudExa help: [Set up player land claims with GriefPrevention](https://help.cloudexa-hosting.com/books/minecraft-plugins/page/set-up-player-land-claims-with-griefprevention) and [Find Minecraft logs and send useful troubleshooting details](https://help.cloudexa-hosting.com/books/game-hosting/page/find-minecraft-logs-and-send-useful-troubleshooting-details).