General MCServer Help

[thesilentdiablo]

Due to the recent loss of Bukkit, I have been exploring options for a new custom server. I believe that MCServer could be what I'm looking for, but I am having trouble with getting started. Here is a list of things I am stuck on:

• With the WebAdmin, I am not able to log in. Upon editing the setting file, I enter a user and password, but after starting the server I notice the file has deleted the password. Am I doing something wrong?
  
• How do I add someone, like myself, to a rank?
  
• Are there any plugins similar to factions available?
  

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.