IRCD-Hybrid: Allowing Server Op To Make Self Channel Op?
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JFFail · 2016-07-16 14:40

I apologize for what's probably a stupid question, but I've been
struggling all morning to find any good information on this; I'm
guessing I'm just not quite searching for the right information. I've
set up a simple IRC server on IRCD-Hybrid for a couple of coworkers
and I to use. I configured ircd.conf to allow me to use **/oper** and
make myself a network op, but I can't figure out what I'm missing to
allow network ops to run **/mode** to make themselves channel ops. If
anyone could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.

*Edit on 7/18/2016*

Just wanted to post a quick update that with the help of people here
and some additional research I managed to get my problem solved. I
threw together a quick [blog
post](http://failtime.freeshell.org/2016/07/18/using-opme-on-ircd-
hybrid/) detailing my solution if anyone sees this post in the future
with the same questions; sorry I'm too lazy to type it out again.

I appreciate everyone's help!

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jumpking · 2016-07-16 17:06

In modules/extra there is an opme module you can use to give yourself
op.

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JFFail · 2016-07-16 20:25

Thanks for the response! Unfortunately, now I'm struggling to find any
valid information on how to use modules? I confirmed I have m_opme.so
in /usr/lib/ircd-hybrid/modules/extra. In trying to figure out how to
leverage it, I found
[this](http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/63816/become-operator-
on-all-channels-ircd-hybrid) saying to use **/quote MODLOAD**, though
as the comment there notes that has been deprecated. Trying it gives
me "MODLOAD Unknown command". Following the [link
there](https://github.com/jmaurice/ircd-hybrid/blob/master/NEWS), it
claims MODLOAD and some other commands were replaced with a MODULE
command.

Sadly, I haven't been able to find *anything* about that. Trying the
following:

/quote MODULE LOAD m_opme.so

Tells me:

Notice -- Cannot locate module m_opme.so

I get the same result if I try to provide the full path to the module.
I double-checked my ircd.conf file and noticed that in the **modules**
section, the path entry for extra was commented out. I uncommented
that, restarted the service, but I'm still getting the same errors. I
figure I'm missing something simple, but I've got no clue what it is.

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j4jackj · 2016-07-17 05:37

you should compile it. Can't help you just now because my laptop fell
out of commission.

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JFFail · 2016-07-17 14:38

No worries, this points me in the direction I need to look. I
appreciate the help! Sorry to hear about your laptop, though.

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j4jackj · 2016-07-17 17:42

I have a netbook that still works.