When you create a channel, you acquire operator privileges on
it. Users with operator privileges can perform the following
actions:
Change channel settings.
Grant and remove operator privileges for any user on the same
channel.
Remove any user from the channel.
Set and remove 'mute' status for any user on the same channel
who does not have operator privileges. A user with 'mute' status on
a particular channel cannot send messages to that channel.
User status is indicated with an icon to the left of the user's
name in the users list:
If some menu items are shown as
disabled, this means either that you do not have the required
rights or that you cannot perform that action on that user.
Operators can use the following commands:
Granting operator privileges
To grant operator privileges to a user:
Right-click on the target user name in the users list. The menu will appear ( illustration).
User menu
Select the Grant Operator Privileges menu item.
You can also grant operator rights with the '/op <user
name>' text command,