IRC Tip - Registering your nickname

register_your_nickname.md

Registering your Nickname on IRC

Summary

Register and update your nickname and related profile information by exchanging /msg's with NickServ.

Use the /msg command to keep communications with NickServ private.

Use /msg NickServ help and /msg NickServ help <command> for command syntax.

Remember your IRC client settings, too

Your client may have a preference or a property of the servers to indicate your nickname/identity. For example, the Mac IRC client Textual has a properties you can set for each server to which you connect. Change your nickname and/or enter your NickServ identity and password in the server properties to connect to that server with your correct identity.

register_your_nickname_example.log

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# `/msg NickServ help`
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[22:18:21] -NickServ-   ***** NickServ Help *****
[22:18:21] -NickServ-   NickServ allows users to 'register' a nickname, and stop
[22:18:21] -NickServ-   others from using that nick. NickServ allows the owner of a
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 nickname to disconnect a user from the network that is using
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 their nickname.
[22:18:21] -NickServ-
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 For more information on a command, type:
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 /msg NickServ help <command>
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 For a verbose listing of all commands, type:
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 /msg NickServ help commands
[22:18:21] -NickServ-
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 The following commands are available:
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 GHOST           Reclaims use of a nickname.
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 IDENTIFY       Identifies to services for a nickname.
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 INFO           Displays information on registrations.
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 LISTCHANS       Lists channels that you have access to.
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 REGISTER       Registers a nickname.
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 RELEASE         Releases a services enforcer.
[22:18:21] -NickServ-
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 Other commands: ACC, ACCESS, CERT, DROP, HELP, LOGOUT,
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	                 REGAIN, SETPASS, STATUS, TAXONOMY, VERIFY
[22:18:21] -NickServ-	 ***** End of Help *****
[22:18:26] <gregelin>	 help
[22:18:46] <gregelin>	 IDENTIFY
[22:18:46] -NickServ-	 Insufficient parameters for IDENTIFY.
[22:18:46] -NickServ-	 Syntax: IDENTIFY [nick] <password>

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# `/msg NickServ help IDENTIFY`
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[22:19:11] <gregelin>	 help IDENTIFY
[22:19:11] -NickServ-	 ***** NickServ Help *****
[22:19:11] -NickServ-	 Help for IDENTIFY:
[22:19:11] -NickServ-	 IDENTIFY identifies you with services so that you
[22:19:11] -NickServ-	 can perform general maintenance and commands that
[22:19:11] -NickServ-	 require you to be logged in.
[22:19:11] -NickServ-
[22:19:11] -NickServ-	 Syntax: IDENTIFY <password>
[22:19:11] -NickServ-
[22:19:11] -NickServ-	 You can also identify for another nick than you
[22:19:11] -NickServ-	 are currently using.
[22:19:11] -NickServ-
[22:19:11] -NickServ-	 Syntax: IDENTIFY <nick> <password>
[22:19:11] -NickServ-
[22:19:12] -NickServ-	 Example:
[22:19:12] -NickServ-	     /msg NickServ IDENTIFY foo
[22:19:12] -NickServ-	     /msg NickServ IDENTIFY jilles foo

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# `/msg NickServ IDENTIFY gregelin XXXXXXX`
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[22:19:12] -NickServ-	 ***** End of Help *****
[22:19:43] <gregelin>	 IDENTIFY gregelin XXXXXXX
[22:19:43] -NickServ-	 You are now identified for gregelin.
[22:20:15] <gregelin>	 set email gregelin@gitmachines.com
[22:20:15] -NickServ-	 An email containing email changing instructions has been sent to gregelin@gitmachines.com.
[22:20:15] -NickServ-	 Your email address will not be changed until you follow these instructions.
[22:20:54] <gregelin>	 VERIFY EMAILCHG gregelin XXXXXXX
[22:20:54] -NickServ-	 gregelin@gitmachines.com has now been verified.