How to Set a Password on Your CS2 Server
How to password protect your Counter-Strike 2 dedicated server.
In server.cfg:
sv_password "YourPassword"Leave empty for a public server: sv_password ""
Players connect with: connect IP:PORT; password YourPassword
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