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h1. Manage core users
First the existing quasselcore commandline switches to add a user and to change a user's password are discussed. This is followed by a section on deleting users, as this is not yet available as a quasselcore switch; bug report and workarounds are provided.
h2. Versions >= 0.5: add users and change user password
quasselcore provides two command-line options:
* --add-user
>Starts an interactive session to add a new core user
* --change-userpass=[USERNAME]
>Starts an interactive session to change the password of the user identified by username
*Note for Ubuntu (10.10 and lower) and Debian users*
If you install quasselcore via the default Ubuntu (or Debian) package then your config dir is in '/var/cache/quassel'.
This means that you need to run quasselcore --add-user with --configdir=/var/cache/quassel and with permissions such that it can access that directory. Usually this means running it with sudo for Ubuntu or as root for Debian. So for adding a user the example would be
> <pre> sudo quasselcore --configdir=/var/cache/quassel --add-user </pre>
*Note for Ubuntu 11.04 (and later) Users*
If you install quasselcore via the default Ubuntu 11.04 package the config directory is now in '/var/lib/quassel'.
This means that you need to run quasselcore --add-user with --configdir=/var/lib/quassel and with permissions such that it can access that directory. Usually this means running it with sudo. So for adding a user the example would be
> <pre> sudo quasselcore --configdir=/var/lib/quassel --add-user </pre>
In case this still gives permission issues (recognized by the 'Core is currently not configured!' message), try:
> <pre>sudo -u quasselcore -s</pre>
followed by
> <pre>quasselcore -c /var/lib/quassel --add-user</pre>
Similarly, it's necessary to be running as the correct user for password changes. For Ubuntu (and Debian with the correct path) this works, although you will have to stop a running core first:
> <pre>sudo start-stop-daemon --start --chuid 'quasselcore' --exec 'quasse/usr/bin/quasselcore' --configdir='var/lib/quassel' --change-userpass=$USER_TO_BE_CHANGED</pre>
*Note for openSUSE Users*
If you install quasselcore via the openSUSE package (at least from the KDE:Extra repositories), the config directory is in '/var/lib/quasselcore'.
This means that you need to run quasselcore --add-user with --configdir=/var/lib/quasselcore and with permissions such that it can access that directory. Usually this means running it as root or with sudo. So for adding a user the example would be
> <pre> sudo quasselcore --configdir=/var/lib/quasselcore --add-user </pre>
and for changing an user's password:
> <pre> quasselcore --change-userpass=someusername --configdir=/var/lib/quasselcore </pre>
(run as root)
h2. Delete users
Deletion of users as a quasselcore --del-user switch is tracked as a feature request:
- https://bugs.quassel-irc.org/issues/909
A shell script to delete users is also available. XXX: add link
First the existing quasselcore commandline switches to add a user and to change a user's password are discussed. This is followed by a section on deleting users, as this is not yet available as a quasselcore switch; bug report and workarounds are provided.
h2. Versions >= 0.5: add users and change user password
quasselcore provides two command-line options:
* --add-user
>Starts an interactive session to add a new core user
* --change-userpass=[USERNAME]
>Starts an interactive session to change the password of the user identified by username
*Note for Ubuntu (10.10 and lower) and Debian users*
If you install quasselcore via the default Ubuntu (or Debian) package then your config dir is in '/var/cache/quassel'.
This means that you need to run quasselcore --add-user with --configdir=/var/cache/quassel and with permissions such that it can access that directory. Usually this means running it with sudo for Ubuntu or as root for Debian. So for adding a user the example would be
> <pre> sudo quasselcore --configdir=/var/cache/quassel --add-user </pre>
*Note for Ubuntu 11.04 (and later) Users*
If you install quasselcore via the default Ubuntu 11.04 package the config directory is now in '/var/lib/quassel'.
This means that you need to run quasselcore --add-user with --configdir=/var/lib/quassel and with permissions such that it can access that directory. Usually this means running it with sudo. So for adding a user the example would be
> <pre> sudo quasselcore --configdir=/var/lib/quassel --add-user </pre>
In case this still gives permission issues (recognized by the 'Core is currently not configured!' message), try:
> <pre>sudo -u quasselcore -s</pre>
followed by
> <pre>quasselcore -c /var/lib/quassel --add-user</pre>
Similarly, it's necessary to be running as the correct user for password changes. For Ubuntu (and Debian with the correct path) this works, although you will have to stop a running core first:
> <pre>sudo start-stop-daemon --start --chuid 'quasselcore' --exec 'quasse/usr/bin/quasselcore' --configdir='var/lib/quassel' --change-userpass=$USER_TO_BE_CHANGED</pre>
*Note for openSUSE Users*
If you install quasselcore via the openSUSE package (at least from the KDE:Extra repositories), the config directory is in '/var/lib/quasselcore'.
This means that you need to run quasselcore --add-user with --configdir=/var/lib/quasselcore and with permissions such that it can access that directory. Usually this means running it as root or with sudo. So for adding a user the example would be
> <pre> sudo quasselcore --configdir=/var/lib/quasselcore --add-user </pre>
and for changing an user's password:
> <pre> quasselcore --change-userpass=someusername --configdir=/var/lib/quasselcore </pre>
(run as root)
h2. Delete users
Deletion of users as a quasselcore --del-user switch is tracked as a feature request:
- https://bugs.quassel-irc.org/issues/909
A shell script to delete users is also available. XXX: add link