Automatically redirect unregistered

[David]

Hi, I'm running UnrealIRCd 6.2.5. I want to automatically redirect unregistered users (not identified to NickServ) from channel #alfa to channel #beta. Is it possible to use "deny channel" with "redirect" and "mask { security-group unknown-users; }" to achieve this? If not, what is the correct syntax to redirect unregistered users to another channel?
Thx

[PeGaSuS]

Hi,

The unknown-users security-group doesn't match only unregistered users but also users that have a new IP even if they're old users (unless they use SASL).

One way to achieve what you want is by doing:

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/mode #alfa +b ~forward:#beta:~account:0

which will redirect users from #alfa to #beta that are not identified to services.

Useful reading: UnrealIRCd Extended bans

[CrazyCat]

I think you can.
The documentation for deny channel doesn't seem to be up to date, but in the Security-group's documentation, I can see:

Where security groups are used
In any mask { } item in the configuration file, like oper Oper { mask { security-group xyz; } ...
That is in: allow::mask, ban user::mask, require authentication::mask, oper::mask, except ban::mask, tld::mask, vhost::mask, link::incoming::mask, deny channel::mask, allow channel::mask, connthrottle::except, blacklist::except, set::restrict::commands::except, set::antimixedutf8::except and set::antirandom::except

Doc: https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Security-group_block

[David]

I insisted on a permanent direction in the settings, but by setting the room to +P and entering +b, it still remains fixed.
Thanks PeGaSuS for your help

[PeGaSuS]

as CrazyCat pointed (and well), you can also use the config. I'd use something like:

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deny channel {
	channel "#alfa";
	reason "You need to have a registered account to join this channel.";
	redirect "#beta";
	mask {
		exclude-identified yes;
	}
}

I'm just a bit unsure about the mask, but you can test the different variations from here.

Just remember you will need to create a deny channel block for each channel and on every server. OTOH, if you use Anope your users can do /CS SET PERSIST #channel ON and then the channel won't be closed when the last user leaves and therefore any extban will be kept active, which makes this kind of management easier.

[David]

I tried as CrazyCat suggested and it gives me this error PeGaSuS.

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config.CONFIG_ERROR_GENERIC [error] /unrealircd/conf/unrealircd.conf:417: deny channel::mask specified without a value

I finally did the Persist mode and the ban and it works fine.
Thanks to both of you for your help.

[CrazyCat]

Didn't test but I think you needto create a security group first:

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security-group unidentified { identified no; }

And then your deny:

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deny channel {
	channel "#alfa";
	reason "You need to have a registered account to join this channel.";
	redirect "#beta";
	mask { security-group unidentified; }
}

EDIT does the same error...

[PeGaSuS]

I tried as CrazyCat suggested and it gives me this error PeGaSuS.

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config.CONFIG_ERROR_GENERIC [error] /unrealircd/conf/unrealircd.conf:417: deny channel::mask specified without a value

I finally did the Persist mode and the ban and it works fine.
Thanks to both of you for your help.

Well, thanks to this another bug was fixed and now it should work as expected, if you don't want to use persistent channels.