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Why is the script only being disabled in the client and not the server?

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So I'm making a ban hammer that actually bans the player (not really, it's just a kick with a silly message and some creepy music plays inside their head so only they can hear it) but that's not the issue. So I wanted the player to be able to toggle kicking others or not. So, when the player equips the hammer, there is a ban Gui that lets you turn it on and off. Here is the local script:

local lp = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local lpc = lp.Character
local ON = script.Parent.BanModeToggle.ON
local OFF = script.Parent.BanModeToggle.OFF
local l = ON.Parent.BanLabel
ON.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	if lpc.BanHammer ~= nil then
		lpc.BanHammer.Handle.KickRadius.Kick.Disabled = false
		l.Text = "Ban Mode: ON"
	end
end)
OFF.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	if lpc.BanHammer ~= nil then
		lpc.BanHammer.Handle.KickRadius.Kick.Disabled = true
		l.Text = "Ban Mode: OFF"
	end
end)

When viewing on the client, the script disables. But when viewing on the server, the script stays enabled. How can I make the script actually disable? (also, no there is nothing wrong with the kicking script, I've tested it a million times) EDIT: I should also clarify, the text is changing on the script that disables and enables the script plus no errors in the output.

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Its obvious. local script runs in the client, normal script in the server. You cannot disable a script with a localscript, try with a script!

I hope i was able to help! good day!

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Due to Filtering Enabled, you CANNOT do what you're trying to portray unless with a remote event or a serverscript. Gui's are only accessible with a local script!

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This is because you're only disabling it on the Clients side, this is where a RemoteEvent will come in so we can communicate from Client to Server.

So first, let's make a RemoteEvent in ReplicatedStorage and call it Toggle

Secondly, in the TextButton we'll have a LocalScript that will fire the Event with the following:

local RP = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Event = RP:WaitForChild("Toggle") -- name of the RemoteEvent
local on = true

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	if on == true then
		on = false
		script.Parent.Text = "Turned off BanHammer"
	else
		on = true
		script.Parent.Text = "Turned on BanHammer"
	end
	Event:FireServer()
end)

Finally, we want a Script in ServerScriptService to respond to the Event being fired with the following:

local RP = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Event = RP:FindFirstChild("Toggle")

Event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
	local character = player.Character
	local backpack = player.Backpack
	
	if character:FindFirstChild("BanHammer") then --Checks character to see if they're equipping it
		local Tool = character:FindFirstChild("BanHammer")
		if not Tool.Script.Disabled then
			Tool.Script.Disabled = true
		else
			Tool.Script.Disabled = false
		end
	elseif backpack:FindFirstChild("BanHammer") then --checks backpack to see if they're not equipping it
		local Tool = backpack:FindFirstChild("BanHammer")
		if not Tool.Script.Disabled then
			Tool.Script.Disabled = true
		else
			Tool.Script.Disabled = false
		end
	end
end)

Hopefully, this helps : )

Note: I suggest doing some research on RemoteEvents because they are pretty important.

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You have some deprecated/outdated practices like :Connect not :connect!

Anonymous#
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force of habit, will edit it right now

Anonymous#

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