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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"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="account-irc"/>
<title type="link" role="error-msg">“Name in use”</title>
<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>
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