From f56b1f29a9520eb4a83ef33ed4dae96ddbd2df6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy Stanley Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 17:25:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update IRC bot nick registration process for OFTC The IRC bot nick registration process had Freenode-specific examples and references, so switch those to reflect we're now using OFTC. Also the weechat command-line syntax was outdated and did not work with newer versions of the client, so fix that. Change-Id: I74b60e997b32cc51e8db6e5b7a76d6f281dfc211 --- doc/source/irc.rst | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/source/irc.rst b/doc/source/irc.rst index 5b56dc6a5b..a0daf7b613 100644 --- a/doc/source/irc.rst +++ b/doc/source/irc.rst @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ from your normal client setup though) to temporarily connect with your newly chosen nick. For example, an unconfigured *weechat* client can be invoked as follows:: - weechat irc6s://openstackbotname@chat.freenode.net:6697 + weechat -t -r '/set irc.look.temporary_servers on;/connect irc6s://botnick@irc.oftc.net:6697' With the connection established, after you see the server MOTD echo, register the nick as follows:: @@ -412,10 +412,10 @@ register the nick as follows:: You should hopefully get positive feedback from NickServ at this point, but don't disconnect yet. Moments later, the ``infra-root@`` -shared mailbox should contain a new message from Freenode support +shared mailbox should contain a new message from OFTC support urging you to run the following additional command:: - /msg nickserv verify register openstackbotname some_token + /msg nickserv verify register botnick some_token This additional step completes the nick registration, though additional NickServ commands may be desirable to further secure the