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doc/QuickStart.md: minor tweak to login section

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@ -372,6 +372,14 @@ It is very important that user account hostmasks are defined as strictly or as n
as possible to match only the person it is intended for. Ideally, the user would have a
NickServ account, a user-cloak given by the staff of the IRC server or a unique DNS name.
To login, in your own IRC client, connected using the hostmask we just added, type the
following command, in a private `/query` or `/msg`:
login <password>
Now you can use `/msg` in your own IRC client to administrate PBot, instead of
the terminal console.
You can change your password with:
my password <new password>
@ -380,13 +388,6 @@ or
userset Bob password <new password>
Then you can login with:
login <password>
Now you can use `/msg` in your own IRC client to administrate PBot, instead of
the terminal console.
If you want to autologin without typing a password, first ensure your hostmask is unique -- preferably
by using a NickServ vhost/cloak or a reverse-DNS name. Then set the following metadata on your account:
@ -398,7 +399,8 @@ If you want to remain permanently logged in, ensure your hostmask is unique and
### Adding other users and admins
Users may create their own unprivileged accounts by using the [`my`](Commands.md#my) command. It will automatically
set their username, hostmask, channel and log them into it.
set their username, hostmask, channel and log them into it. Unprivileged users may use the [`my`](Commands.md#my) command
to edit their personal [user metadata](Admin.md#user-metadata-list), including password.
Users added this way will have `autologin` and `stayloggedin` enabled. If they feel their hostmask is insecure, they
can disable `autologin` and `stayloggedin` with: