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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0006279 | unreal | ircd | public | 2023-06-10 19:18 | 2023-06-12 20:20 |
| Reporter | tpalomaki | Assigned To | syzop | ||
| Priority | normal | Severity | minor | Reproducibility | always |
| Status | closed | Resolution | no change required | ||
| Product Version | 6.0.5 | ||||
| Summary | 0006279: MOTD File is missing: does not read the ircd.motd file even if it was created | ||||
| Description | first time adding ircd.motd file when server is running does not work. changing the ircd.motd file while running in any circumstance should work. use the file modification date instead of ./unrealircd rehash to reload motd. | ||||
| Steps To Reproduce | start server without the ircd.motd in the conf/ directory. create a proper ircd.motd file to the conf/ directory without restarting the unrealircd server. restart the unrealircd server and it will read it. | ||||
| Tags | motd | ||||
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Did you REHASH ? https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Rehashing_the_IRCd |
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yep afterwards, but I assumed just editing the text file would be enough, not requiring rehash |
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Ah ok, no as https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Rehashing_the_IRCd explains, after any configuration change you need to REHASH. That's for all unrealircd configuration/files. I can understand if you don't know that it could be frustrating because you don't see the change. But I think once you know, it is not much of a problem :) We talk about rehashing a lot, and the https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Rehashing_the_IRCd page is referenced from 40+ other pages. On https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/MOTD_and_Rules the rehashing is explained too. That page is referenced from Configuration, UnrealIRCd files and directories, TLD block, and some other pages. Not sure how many people read it from there. But i also see this in the example.conf: /* Finally, you may wish to have a MOTD (Message of the Day), this can be * done by creating an 'ircd.motd' text file in your conf/ directory. * This file will be shown to your users on connect. * For more information see https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/MOTD_and_Rules */ It doesn't mention rehashing itself, but it does mention mention the page where it tells you to rehash. Maybe we should put a comment in example.conf about rehashing in general. And/or in the "installation" guides. I'll have a look. |
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I've added this in the installation guide for both source and windows: * If the server is running and you change any configuration files (or MOTD) then be sure to [[Rehashing the IRCd|REHASH]] to make the changes take effect. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| 2023-06-10 19:18 | tpalomaki | New Issue | |
| 2023-06-10 19:18 | tpalomaki | Tag Attached: motd | |
| 2023-06-12 19:10 | syzop | Note Added: 0022891 | |
| 2023-06-12 19:10 | syzop | Note Edited: 0022891 | |
| 2023-06-12 19:11 | syzop | Assigned To | => syzop |
| 2023-06-12 19:11 | syzop | Status | new => feedback |
| 2023-06-12 19:26 | tpalomaki | Note Added: 0022894 | |
| 2023-06-12 20:16 | syzop | Status | feedback => closed |
| 2023-06-12 20:16 | syzop | Resolution | open => no change required |
| 2023-06-12 20:16 | syzop | Note Added: 0022895 | |
| 2023-06-12 20:16 | syzop | Note Edited: 0022895 | |
| 2023-06-12 20:19 | syzop | Note Added: 0022896 | |
| 2023-06-12 20:20 | syzop | Note Edited: 0022895 |
