Building Minecraft Server Modifications - Second Edition

Understanding permission nodes

A permission node is a string that usually contains multiple words separated by periods. These permission nodes are given to players to give them special privileges on the server. An example of this is minecraft.command.give, which is the permission node that is needed to execute the give command. As you can see, it can be broken down into three parts, namely, the creator (Minecraft), the category (command), and the specific privilege (the give command). You will find most permission nodes structured this way. For a plugin, its permission nodes begin with the name of the plugin. This helps prevent any collision of nodes. If two plugins were to use the same permission node, then an administrator cannot limit access ...