How to change op permission level in Minecraft

Set op-permission-level=2 in server.properties and restart the server. New ops get level 2: cheat commands, but not ban, op or stop.

op-permission-level

Sets the default permission level given to players made operator with /op.

op-permission-level=<value>

Examples

op-permission-level=4

Full access, the default.

op-permission-level=2

Ops can use game commands but not ban or stop.

Arguments

valueRequired: The value to write after the equals sign.

What it does

Level 4 gives full access including /stop, level 3 adds player management like /ban and /op, level 2 allows most cheat and world commands, and level 1 only bypasses spawn protection.

Good to know

Changes take effect after a server restart.
Individual levels can be edited in ops.json.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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