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= Description =
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Your UID will be in the form USER@hcoop.net.

JabberUsers contains a list of everyone with a Jabber account.

= Account Setup =

Please contact ClintonEbadi to have a new account made. Please provide him with your preffered username. '''DO NOT GIVE HIM A PASSWORD''', one will be autogenerated. You may contact him in any way listed on his userpage (if you choose the phone method please SMS unless you first contact electronically to make sure he is there or you may not get an account right then). As soon as your user is added to the db you will be provided with the autogenerated password. '''Change this immediately upon logging in for the first time.'''
We are using ejabberd 2.x with the PAM authentication method. This means that your Kerberos password is now your Jabber password, and that every HCoop member has an account.
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$USER refers to your Jabber username. {{{$USER}}} refers to your HCoop username.
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 4. Enter "$USER@hcoop.net" in the "Jabber ID" field  4. Enter "{{{$USER@hcoop.net}}}" in the "Jabber ID" field
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 2. Enter "$USER@hcoop.net" as the username  2. Enter "{{{$USER@hcoop.net}}}" as the username
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=== Gaim ===
http://gaim.sf.net
=== Gaim / Pidgin ===
http://www.pidgin.im/
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 3. Set the type to Jabber
 4. Screen Name = $USER, Server = hcoop.net
 3. Set the type to Jabber (in Gaim) or XMPP (in Pidgin)
 4. Screen Name = {{{$USER}}}, Server = {{{hcoop.net}}}
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=== Gaim ===
http://gaim.sf.net

 1. Go to Tools->Account Actions->$USER->Change Password
 2. Change your password
Since we use PAM now to change your password you must change your system wide password using the normal account password changing process.

TableOfContents

1. Description

HCoop is running a closed registration [http://jabber.org Jabber] server.

We are using ejabberd 2.x with the PAM authentication method. This means that your Kerberos password is now your Jabber password, and that every HCoop member has an account.

2. Client Setup

$USER refers to your HCoop username.

Please add info for any clients you use.

2.1. Logging in / Adding a New Account

2.1.1. Adium

http://www.adiumx.com/

  1. Open the Preferences dialog (Adium->Preferences or Command-comma)

  2. Go to the "Accounts" section
  3. Select "Jabber" from the "+" menu in the lower-left corner
  4. Enter "$USER@hcoop.net" in the "Jabber ID" field

  5. Enter your password in the "Password" field
  6. Click "OK"

2.1.2. Agile Messenger

http://www.agilemobile.com/index.html

  1. Add a new account of type "XMPP"
  2. Enter "$USER@hcoop.net" as the username

  3. Enter your password

Note that your resource will be "Work" and you cannot change this (as far as I can tell)

2.1.3. Gaim / Pidgin

http://www.pidgin.im/

  1. Open the Accounts dialog (Tools->Accounts or C-a)

  2. Add a new account
  3. Set the type to Jabber (in Gaim) or XMPP (in Pidgin)
  4. Screen Name = $USER, Server = hcoop.net

2.2. Changing Your Password

Since we use PAM now to change your password you must change your system wide password using the normal account password changing process.

MemberManual/UsingJabber (last edited 2020-08-09 00:11:20 by ClintonEbadi)