Can't change nick anymore on Freenode (err_banonchan)

[akien-mga]

As usual when the IRC bridge is restarted, I lose my nickname as it's guarded and I never look at Matrix right at the moment when I should identify within 30 seconds...

Nevertheless, usually I can reclaim my nick with NickServ and identify again, but since yesterday I can't set any nick with @appservice-irc:matrix.org; it answers all !nick queries with: Failed to change nick: err_banonchan

!nick Akien
Failed to change nick: err_banonchan
!nick Akien___
Failed to change nick: err_banonchan
!nick NonbannedNick
Failed to change nick: err_banonchan

Did appservice get itself banned?

[Mikaela]

Usually that means that unidentified users are banned/quieted in some channel.

I would recommend !storepass nick:password for freenode and in case the ban is for unidentified users, you could open a direct chat with @freenode_NickServ:matrix.org and say identify nick password and try !nick again. Alternatively with NickServ regain nick after identify might work.

In case you don't want to store your password, I would also recommend you to take a look at /msg nickserv help access to not get guested.

I would also request you to use #irc:matrix.org for support instead of this issue tracker.

[akien-mga]

Thanks for the !storepass trick and the instructions to login with NickServ before trying to change the visible nick, that did the trick.

I would also request you to use #irc:matrix.org for support instead of this issue tracker.

Duly noted - I just thought it might be a more global bridge issue, but glad it can easily be solved on the user end :)