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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic"
id="prob-conn-name">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="prob-conn"/>
<link type="guide" xref="irc-manage#problems"/>
<desc>
An error message appears in the main <app>Empathy</app> window which says
"Name in use".
</desc>
<revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-07-26" status="draft"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Milo Casagrande</name>
<email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
</credit>
<copyright>
<year>2009</year>
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
</copyright>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
</info>
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TODO: work on this page. This error appears with the IRC account
when you set a nickname that is already in use on that network. We need
to write topics for changing your nickname and to set the password of your
nickname.
-->
<title>I get a message that says "Name in use"</title>
<p>
This kind of error happens when you try to connect to your IRC account and
you are using a nickname that is being used by someone else on that particular
network.
</p>
<p>
To resolve this problem, click on the <gui>Edit Account</gui> button and
perform one of the following:
</p>
<list>
<item>
<p>
Change your nickname.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Set the password for that nickname, if you have registered that nickname
within the network you are using. For more information,
see <link xref="irc-nick-password"/>.
</p>
</item>
</list>
</page>
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