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-.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Jan 2022" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
+.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Sep 2023" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
.SH NAME
ngircd.conf \- configuration file of ngIRCd
.SH SYNOPSIS
These settings depend on your personal preferences, so you should make sure
that they correspond to your installation and setup!
.TP
-\fBName\fR (string; required)
+\fBName\fR (string)
Server name in the IRC network. This is an individual name of the IRC
server, it is not related to the DNS host name. It must be unique in the
-IRC network and must contain at least one dot (".") character.
+IRC network and must contain at least one dot (".") character. When not set,
+ngIRCd tries to deduce a valid IRC server name from the local host name.
.TP
\fBAdminInfo1\fR, \fBAdminInfo2\fR, \fBAdminEMail\fR (string)
Information about the server and the administrator, used by the ADMIN
Text file which contains the ngIRCd help text. This file is required
to display help texts when using the "HELP <cmd>" command.
Please note: Changes made to this file take effect when ngircd starts up
-or is instructed to re-read its configuration file.
+or is instructed to re-read its configuration file. Default: a built-in
+standard path.
.TP
\fBInfo\fR (string)
Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and LINKS requests for
-example.
+example. Set to the server software name and version by default.
.TP
\fBListen\fR (list of strings)
A comma separated list of IP address on which the server should listen.
Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will be shown to
all users connecting to the server. Please note: Changes made to this file
take effect when ngircd starts up or is instructed to re-read its
-configuration file.
+configuration file. Default: a built-in standard path.
.TP
\fBMotdPhrase\fR (string)
A simple Phrase (<127 chars) if you don't want to use a MOTD file.
\fBIncludeDir\fR (string)
Directory containing configuration snippets (*.conf), that should be read in
after parsing the current configuration file.
-Default: none.
+Default: a built-in directory name when no configuration file was explicitly
+given on the command line (check "ngircd --configtest"), none (empty)
+otherwise.
+.PP
+.RS
+This way no default include directory is used when a possibly non-default
+configuration file was explicitly specified using "--config"/"-f" on the
+command line which (intentionally) did not specify an
+.I "IncludeDir"
+directive.
+.RE
.TP
\fBMorePrivacy\fR (boolean)
This will cause ngIRCd to censor user idle time, logon time as well as the
section. Please note that this whole section is only recognized by ngIRCd
when it is compiled with support for SSL using OpenSSL or GnuTLS!
.TP
+\fBCAFile (string)\fR
+Filename pointing to the Trusted CA Certificates. This is required for
+verifying peer certificates.
+.TP
+\fBCRLFile (string)\fR
+Filename of Certificate Revocation List.
+.TP
\fBCertFile\fR (string)
SSL Certificate file of the private server key.
.TP
\fBSSLConnect\fR (boolean)
Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL. Default: false.
.TP
+\fBSSLVerify\fR (boolean)
+Verify the TLS certificate presented by the remote server. Default: yes.
+.TP
\fBServiceMask\fR (string)
Define a (case insensitive) list of masks matching nicknames that should be
treated as IRC services when introduced via this remote server, separated
This option can be specified multiple times, evaluated top to bottom.
.RE
.TP
+\fBAutojoin\fR (boolean)
+Should ngIRCd automatically join ("autojoin") all users to this channel on
+connect? Note: The users must have permissions to access the channel, otherwise
+joining them will fail!
+.TP
\fBKeyFile\fR (string)
Path and file name of a "key file" containing individual channel keys for
different users. The file consists of plain text lines with the following
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