ejabberd - Comments for "Help with populating shared rosters with friendly nicknames"

Sorry to bump an old thread.

mike.m — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:23:26 +0000

Sorry to bump an old thread. If you're still around, could you explain how you applied the patch? Or perhaps provide the patched mod_shared_roster.beam file?

edit: Sorry, I got it working. I was getting a bunch of compile errors when I applied the patch the first time around. I scrapped that and applied the patch to the back-up original of the .erl file, and that one compiled no problem.

Try mod_ctlextra

mfoss — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:16:14 +0000

Jim Schuuz wrote:

I am wondering if it is possible to add Nicknames/vCards through the Admin interface or other utility, instead of just through the client like I am using now.

You can try mod_ctlextra for any ejabberd 2.0.x versions, or mod_admin_extra if you run ejabberd trunk SVN. They provide a command to set some vcard fields. You can use that command from the system shell.

If you want to execute those commands from WebAdmin instead of a system shell, you can additionally install mod_shcommands

Working now, but need more help

Jim Schuuz — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:30:00 +0000

I still need some help. I figured out how to use Nicknames when available, then the JID if not, by using the diff offered by Badlop. I made the changes required to the original ERL file, then recompiled it and loaded it to the server, and bingo it worked like a charm.

HOWEVER, now I am wondering if it is possible to add Nicknames/vCards through the Admin interface or other utility, instead of just through the client like I am using now.

Any help is appreciated. TIA