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-.TH ngircd.conf 5 "May 2013" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
+.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Oct 2013" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
.SH NAME
ngircd.conf \- configuration file of ngIRCd
.SH SYNOPSIS
.TP
\fBPidFile\fR (string)
This tells ngIRCd to write its current process ID to a file. Note that the
-pidfile is written AFTER chroot and switching the user ID, e.g. the directory
-the pidfile resides in must be writable by the ngIRCd user and exist in the
+"PID file" is written AFTER chroot and switching the user ID, e.g. the directory
+the file resides in must be writable by the ngIRCd user and exist in the
chroot directory (if configured, see above).
.TP
\fBPorts\fR (list of numbers)
ngIRCd. If you want to get started quickly, you most probably don't have to
make changes here -- they are all optional.
.TP
+\fBAllowedChannelTypes\fR (string)
+List of allowed channel types (channel prefixes) for newly created channels
+on the local server. By default, all supported channel types are allowed.
+Set this variable to the empty string to disallow creation of new channels
+by local clients at all. Default: #&+
+.TP
\fBAllowRemoteOper\fR (boolean)
Are IRC operators connected to remote servers allowed to control this server,
e.g. are they allowed to use administrative commands like CONNECT, DIE,
the IPv6 protocol.
Default: yes.
.TP
+\fBDefaultUserModes\fR (string)
+Default user mode(s) to set on new local clients. Please note that only modes
+can be set that the client could set on itself, you can't set "a" (away) or
+"o" (IRC Op), for example!
+Default: none.
+.TP
\fBDNS\fR (boolean)
If set to false, ngIRCd will not make any DNS lookups when clients connect.
If you configure the daemon to connect to other servers, ngIRCd may still
don't have a "~" character prepended to their respective user names!
Default: no.
.TP
-\fBPredefChannelsOnly\fR (boolean)
-If enabled, no new channels can be created. Useful if you do not want to have
-other channels than those defined in [Channel] sections in the configuration
-file on this server.
-Default: no.
-.TP
\fBRequireAuthPing\fR (boolean)
Let ngIRCd send an "authentication PING" when a new client connects, and
register this client only after receiving the corresponding "PONG" reply.
\fBCertFile\fR (string)
SSL Certificate file of the private server key.
.TP
+\fBCipherList\fR (string)
+Select cipher suites allowed for SSL/TLS connections. This defaults to
+"HIGH:!aNULL:@STRENGTH" (OpenSSL) or "SECURE128" (GnuTLS).
+Please see 'man 1ssl ciphers' (OpenSSL) and 'man 3 gnutls_priority_init'
+(GnuTLS) for details.
+.TP
\fBDHFile\fR (string)
Name of the Diffie-Hellman Parameter file. Can be created with GnuTLS
"certtool \-\-generate-dh-params" or "openssl dhparam". If this file is not