[IRCServices] OperServ help

[Om]

Terry wrote:

> I want to give a user as much perms as possible so i can admin the 
> server from work
>
> I did
> /msg OperServ  OPER ADD user
>
> That use the other end then logged in and did
>
> /msg NickServ IDENTIFY password
>
> Then tried to
> /msg operserv USERLIST as an example which gave permission  denied.
>
> In the logs it shows
>
> [Jul 26 22:32:29 2005] operserv/main: Non-oper user at blah sent: USERLIST.
>
> So i am not quite sure where the problem lays.
> I think this is what i need.
>
> *F.6. Trying to use OperServ gives me "Access denied", but my nick is 
> in the ServicesRoot directive and is registered, and I've identified 
> for my nick.*
>
>   You need to be opered (i.e. user mode +o from using /oper; this is
>   different from channel operator mode) to access OperServ.
>
> But i dont under stand this part ( user mode +o from using /oper; t )
>   Cheers
>
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When you use your IRCd's /oper command (/oper opernick operpass) then 
the IRCd sets the usermode +o on you.
OperServ is denying access to all users that don't have the +o usermode, 
even if they are svsopers, so to use OperServ you need +o set on you. 
Which you get by /oper ing :)

Cheers

Om