[scso1502]

Dear igotfits:

I've had that same problem of losing the ban option after updating SourceMod in the past as well. I'm not sure if you use SourceBans, but if you do, I found that simply unloading the SourceBans plugin using the sm plugins unload command and then loading it again using sm plugins load command from the server's console fixed it for me.

If you don't use SourceBans, you may find reloading the Basebans plugin or whatever custom ban plugin you use will fix it. USING THE SM PLUGINS RELOAD COMMAND DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, it must be unloaded and then loaded using the appropriate commands for this solution to work.


EDIT & ADDED on 6/22/15: Ironically I just had this very same problem on one of my servers after upgrading to SM 1.7.3. All the others worked fine after the update but one didn't. I did what I wrote above and the Ban command is now back on the SM Menu and working.

Good luck!