ummm i'm complete clueless about this . . but i need to figure out how to change someone elses nickname. New to all this and just trying to figure it out (okay and get a little revenge on another op who keeps changing mine

if i'm in the wrong forum, my apologies and i'd appreciate being pointed in the right direction.

Thankee for any help.

I'm not 100% sure, but i think the only way you can change someone else's nick is being an Oper (IRCop).

I am an Oper - i can ban and kick like no one's business its just the rest that has me baffled.

Depending on the IRCd you are using..

Do a /raw help
and see if some commands come up

Look for something like "chgnick" or "fnick" etc.

if you can use operserv's raw command and are using an ircd like "unreal ircd" or "ultimate ircd" then you can do


you could also try asking ur "friend" how to do it

SVSNick:/os raw svsnick $$1 $$?="New Nick?" 963086432
Nicklist popup I use

Oh, i see... :P Then i've no idea how to do that

Just one little thing... I am sorry if you already know this... but you have to be Server Admin, not channel operator. And, that is not all you have to be, you must be U:Line:
U:lines are entries which define what addresses are allowed to log on as a server, as opposed to being logged on as a user or as an ircop/netadmin.
And then:
svsnick - changes a user's nick.
Example: svsnick Clueless HaveAClue - changes nick Clueless to HaveAClue.
This is the command that servers use to relay nick changes to each other.

Sorry if you knew this.
Note: That's for Unreal IRCD.

Well for unreal you personaly dont have to be ulined you just have to run a services like anope, and send the command to operserv IE my /os raw svsnick
os is a alias for operserv if you have the anope.conf alias loaded into the conf

both milosh & Rockstrady are correct

either way... not just anyone is able to perform this command

either via IRCop SVSnick command which requires a U:line
or via operserv, which requires you to be a Services Admin with superadmin enabled

Is their anyway a user can block or stop someone from doing this short of leaveing and never coming back???

As mentioned, only certain people have access to do that. And no regular user can override or prevent those people from doing what they want. If you happen to be on a network where they abuse this power, then you're stuck with living with it or leaving.