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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 which says "<gui>Name in use</gui>" appears in the main window.
+ </desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-07-26" status="draft"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-14" status="review"/>
+ <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>
+
+ <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 already being used by someone else on that particular
+ network.
+ </p>
+
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Click on the <gui>Edit Account</gui> button in the error message.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ In the <gui>Nickname</gui> text box, type a new nickname.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ If you have registered that nickname within the network you are using,
+ set the password for that nickname. For more information,
+ see <link xref="irc-nick-password"/>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Deselect the <gui>Enabled</gui> check-box next to the name of your account,
+ and then select it again to try to reconnect to the service.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+</page>