Op Issue On My Brand-New IRC
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RudyGlass · 2019-01-21 00:50

hey yall.

i've set up permanent channels on my new IRC but I can't seem to make
my username the op for these channels. even when i logon to server
admin and I put in the following command "/mode #channel +o username"
on a particular channel, it doesnt work and i am returned the error
"You must have channel op access or above to set channel mode o"

anybody have any idea as to what's going on?

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A-UNDERSCORE-D · 2019-01-21 01:32

Opers are not gods on most IRCds, there may be a `/samode` command for
you to use, but that is not guaranteed. Usually opers shouldn't force
modes in channels if they don't need to.

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RudyGlass · 2019-01-21 01:55

I'm setting up this server for the first time. I have permanent
channels but can't make myself op on any of them. even when i do /mode
+o from the admin login, i get the same message in response

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A-UNDERSCORE-D · 2019-01-21 02:43

Again, having an oline and logging into it usually doesn't make your
`/mode` commands magically work when you don't have op. Try `/samode
#channel +o whoever`

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rvzm · 2019-01-21 02:53

If you have services set up (anope/atheme/etc) try using operserv to
force the mode change. Chanservbmay allow it, but in both cases you'll
need to have services admin privs with services. Most IRCds are trying
to strawy away from allowing opers to force anything, save for actual
oper actions.

Truth be told, as an oper, you should need to really make any channel-
oriented actions, and when you do, best practice is to do it through
services. Most channel-oriented actions should be dealt with by the
channel owner/mods. Server channels, use services and give your staff
channel mod powers. I used to run servers back in the day. What IRCd
and services do you run? I used charybdis + atheme. Works magically.