Verify the server scope of a LiteBans network punishment
Applies to: LiteBans; match the linked maintainer documentation to your installed platform and release.
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A local punishment and a network-wide punishment can produce different results when players change backends. Confirm the scope explicitly so staff do not overreach or leave an unintended bypass.
Follow the procedure
- List the backend names shown by
/litebans serversand identify the public connection path. Use the names LiteBans recognizes rather than a hosting-panel label that may differ. - Choose a test account and inspect existing bans or mutes before starting. Record which backends should enforce this trial and which should remain usable.
- Read the Server Scopes documentation linked from the commands reference. Confirm the installed configuration’s default scope and the permission required to choose a different scope.
- Issue an approved short trial with an explicit
server:NAMEargument using a recognized backend name. Record the resulting punishment ID and reported scope. - Test through the proxy on the selected backend and a second backend. Repeat the relevant action, such as joining or sending chat, rather than relying only on a server-switch message.
- Reverse the specific trial and verify normal access returns on both backends. Document when staff should choose local scope and when a separately authorized global action is appropriate.
Check the result
Only the intended backend scope should enforce the local trial, and the punishment record should display the expected scope. A global trial requires its own approval and check. Shared database connectivity by itself does not prove all punishments are network-wide.
If the result is wrong
If scope results differ from policy, inspect server names, plugin placement and shared database configuration. Avoid broad global bans as a diagnostic shortcut. End the trial by its exact record and keep the observed backend results before adjusting default scopes.
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