An error message appears in the main Empathy window which says "Name in use". Milo Casagrande milo@ubuntu.com 2009 GNOME Documentation Project Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0 I get a message that says "Name in use"

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.

To resolve this problem, click on the Edit Account button and perform one of the following:

Change your nickname.

Set the password for that nickname, if you have registered that nickname within the network you are using. For more information, see