diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97d8e3a..2c7b2fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Whenever user sends a message, client will send message & token and backend will
 - [x] Basic messaging system
 	- [x] Finish up `chat::create_message()`
 	- [x] Create `chat::fetch_messages()`
-	- [ ] Use unix timestamp for date
+	- [x] Use unix timestamp for date
 	- [ ] Create `chat::delete_message()`
 - [x] Switch to using sled database to store users
 	- [ ] Error handling
diff --git a/src/auth.rs b/src/auth.rs
index eef27f3..4a648ee 100644
--- a/src/auth.rs
+++ b/src/auth.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 extern crate log;
-use crate::file_io::{db_add, db_write, db_read};
+use crate::file_io::{db_add, db_write, db_read, db_read_user, db_remove};
 use rocket::http::{Cookie, Cookies};
 use crate::user::*;
 use rocket_contrib::json::{Json, JsonValue};
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ pub fn change_info(input: Json<ChangeEvent>, mut cookies: Cookies) -> JsonValue
         if input.name.to_lowercase() == users[i].name { // if user found...
             if token.value() == users[i].session_token { // & if token matches:
                 if input.changed_event == "name" {
+                    // remove the user first
+                    db_remove(&users[i]);
                     // change the name
                     users[i].name = input.new_event.clone();
                     info!("changed name of {} to {}", input.name, input.new_event);
@@ -405,10 +407,10 @@ pub fn get_user(name: String) -> JsonValue {
         }),
     }
 }
-/*
+
 /* User Management */
 #[post("/mod", format = "json", data = "<data>")]
-pub fn moderation_actions(data: Json<ModerationAction<'_>>, mut cookies: Cookies) -> JsonValue {
+pub fn moderation_actions(data: Json<ModerationAction>, mut cookies: Cookies) -> JsonValue {
     let token = match cookies.get_private("token") {
         None => {
             warn!("couldn't get token cookie!");
@@ -419,4 +421,50 @@ pub fn moderation_actions(data: Json<ModerationAction<'_>>, mut cookies: Cookies
         },
         Some(token) => token,
     };
-}*/
+    let mut user = db_read_user(&data.name.to_lowercase());
+
+    let mut users: Vec<User> = Vec::new();
+    // loop through vector
+    for i in &users {
+        if i.name == data.name.to_lowercase() { // found the user!
+            if token.value() == "NULL" { // fail if token is NULL
+                warn!("NULL token!");
+                return json!({
+                    "status": "fail",
+                    "reason": "NULL token",
+                });
+            } else if i.session_token == token.value() { // if token matches
+                if i.role == UserType::Normal {
+                    match data.action {
+                        ModActions::Kick => {
+                            info!("kicked user {}", data.target)
+                        },
+                        ModActions::Ban => info!("banned user {}", data.target),
+                        _ => info!("F"),
+                    };
+                    return json!({
+                        "status": "ok",
+                        "reason": "completed action",
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    warn!("user does not have sufficient permissions to perform that action!");
+                    return json!({
+                        "status": "fail",
+                        "reason": "insufficient permissions",
+                    });
+                };
+            } else {
+                warn!("token does not match!");
+                return json!({
+                    "status": "fail",
+                    "reason": "token does not match",
+                })
+            };
+        };
+    };
+    warn!("user not found");
+    json!({
+        "status": "fail",
+        "reason": "user not found"
+    })
+}
diff --git a/src/file_io.rs b/src/file_io.rs
index ab5161b..1460e8e 100644
--- a/src/file_io.rs
+++ b/src/file_io.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ pub fn db_write(users_list: &Vec<User>) {
     info!("wrote all users to db");
 }
 
+// remove a user from the database
+pub fn db_remove(user: &User) {
+    let db: sled::Db = sled::open("users_db").unwrap();
+    db.remove(&user.name);
+}
+
 // read all users from the database
 pub fn db_read() -> Vec<User> {
     let db: sled::Db = sled::open("users_db").unwrap();
@@ -127,3 +133,12 @@ pub fn db_read() -> Vec<User> {
     }
     return users;
 }
+
+// read one user from the database
+pub fn db_read_user(user: &str) -> User {
+    let db: sled::Db = sled::open("users_db").unwrap();
+    let bytes = db.get(user).unwrap().unwrap();
+    let read_user: User = bincode::deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+    info!("read user {} from db", read_user.name);
+    return read_user;
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 42a9a1c..dd729d8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ fn main() {
                 chat::fetch_messages,
                 auth::change_info,
                 auth::check_token,
-                auth::logout
+                auth::logout,
+                auth::moderation_actions
             ],
         )
         .mount("/", StaticFiles::from("frontend"))
diff --git a/src/user.rs b/src/user.rs
index 5c799c8..a40e6f3 100644
--- a/src/user.rs
+++ b/src/user.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /* User Data */
 // enum of different user types
-#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum UserType {
     Normal,
     Moderator,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub enum ModActions {
 pub struct ModerationAction {
     pub name: String, // name of the moderator
     pub action: ModActions, // what action to take
-    pub target: User, // who to take the action on
+    pub target: String, // who to take the action on
 }
 
 /* Miscellaneous Events */