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* [Custom recommended IRCnet/other network settings](#custom-recommended-ircnetother-network-settings)
* [Regular start-up](#regular-start-up)
* [Additional configuration](#additional-configuration)
* [Creating your bot owner user account](#creating-your-bot-owner-user-account)
* [Creating your bot owner admin account](#creating-your-bot-owner-admin-account)
* [Adding channels](#adding-channels)
* [Adding other users and admins](#adding-other-users-and-admins)
* [Further Reading](#further-reading)
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see what settings you should configure.
Alternatively, you can edit the `registry` file in your cloned data-directory.
See the [Editing registry file](Registry.md#editing-registry-file) for more
See [editing registry file](Registry.md#editing-registry-file) for more
information.
Here is a table of some basic initial settings you should configure:
Here is a table of basic initial settings you should configure:
Registry key | Description | Default value
--- | --- | ---:
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Replace the placeholders, marked `X`, with values you want to use. Note that this is just for the first-time start-up. Regular subsequent start-up needs only `data_dir` to be overridden.
If you have registered your botnick with Freenode's NickServ service, use this command:
* If you have registered your botnick with Freenode's NickServ service, use this command:
pbot data_dir=X irc.botnick=X irc.identify_password=X irc.randomize_nick=1 general.autojoin_wait_for_nickserv=1
Otherwise, use this one:
* Otherwise, use this one:
pbot data_dir=X irc.botnick=X
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Replace the placeholders, marked `X`, with values you want to use. Note that this is just for the first-time start-up. Regular subsequent start-up needs only `data_dir` to be overridden.
If you want PBot to identify with a custom bot or service on IRCnet/other networks, use this command:
* If you want PBot to identify with a custom bot or service on IRCnet/other networks, use this command:
pbot data_dir=X irc.botnick=X irc.server=X irc.port=X general.identify_nick=X general.op_nick=X
Otherwise, use this one:
* Otherwise, use this one:
pbot data_dir=X irc.botnick=X irc.server=X irc.port=X
### Regular start-up
After your initial start-up command, you only need to use the `data_dir`
directory override when starting PBot.
directory override when starting PBot. Any previously used registry overrides
are saved to your data-directory's `registry` file.
$ pbot data_dir=X
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commands as the built-in PBot console admin user account. This will allow you
to use admin commands to create new users or join channels.
### Creating your bot owner user account
### Creating your bot owner admin account
To create your own fully privileged admin user account, use the following
commands in the PBot terminal console.
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useradd Bob global Bob!~user@*.domain.com 100
This will create a level `100` admin user account named `Bob`. Note the wildcard
replacing `some` in `some.domain.com`. Now as long as your connected hostmask
matches your user account hostmask, you will be recognized.
This will create a level `100` admin user account named `Bob` that can administrate
all channels. Note the wildcard replacing `some` in `some.domain.com`. Now as long as
your connected hostmask matches your user account hostmask, you will be recognized.
In your own IRC client, connected using the hostmask we just added, type the
following command: