Services account password reset (NickServ)
If you know your password:
- Log into your account if you are not already:
/msg NICKSERV IDENTIFY yournickname yourpassword
Example for nickname "testnick":/msg NICKSERV IDENTIFY testnick testnickpassword
- Change the password:
/msg NICKSERV SET PASSWORD newpassword
Example for nickname "testnick":/msg NICKSERV SET PASSWORD testnickNEWpassword
- Update your IRC client's NickServ authentication password with the new password, if you use auto-identify on connect.
If you don't know your password:
- Use the reset password command:
/msg NICKSERV RESETPASS nickname [email protected]
Example reset command for "testnick":/msg NICKSERV RESETPASS testnick [email protected]
- You will receive an email with a reset command and code that looks something like this:
/msg NickServ CONFIRM nickname giBBErrishC0De
- enter this into your IRC client. - Once you have entered the code, follow these steps:
1. You will receive aNOTICE
to the nickname you are wearing that contains a temporary password. It will show up in the "Status" or "Network" tab/window, or some other place you sendNOTICE
messages to.
2. Copy and paste this password or type it manually to identify to NickServ using:/msg NICKSERV IDENTIFY nickname temporary-password
3. Once identified to the account, change the password:/msg NICKSERV SET PASSWORD new-password