Multi User Chat Administration Commands

Prerequisite

Most of the command to manage MUC service depends on the activation of mod_muc_admin module in ejabberd.

mod_muc_admin is included in ejabberd main code base since ejabberd 15.04.

To enable mod_muc_admin-dependant ejabberdctl commands, you just need to add mod_muc_admin in modules section of ejabberd config file.

For example, in ejabberd.yml format:

modules:
  mod_muc_admin: {}

Commands

The most updated and detailed list of commands for managing a MUC service and MUC rooms is available in the muc API tag and the muc_room API tag.

Online Rooms

List existing rooms ('global' to get all vhosts).

ejabberdctl muc_online_rooms [global]

Unregister nickname

Unregister the nick in the MUC service.

ejabberdctl muc_unregister_nick nickname

Create MUC room

Create a MUC room name@service in host.

ejabberdctl create_room room_name muc_service xmpp_domain

Destroy MUC room

Destroy a MUC chat room.

ejabberdctl destroy_room room_name muc_service

Create multiple rooms from file

Create the rooms listed in a local file.

ejabberdctl create_rooms_file filename

TODO: Describe the file format.

Destroy multiple rooms from file

Destroy the rooms indicated in a local file.

ejabberdctl destroy_rooms_file filename

List unused MUC rooms

List rooms that have not been used in several days on an XMPP domain.

ejabberdctl rooms_unused_list xmpp_domain number_of_days

Destroy unused MUC rooms

Destroy rooms that have not been used in several days on an XMPP domain.

ejabberdctl rooms_unused_destroy xmpp_domain number_of_days

List rooms joined by a given user

Get the list of rooms where a user is occupant.

ejabberdctl get_user_rooms user_real_jid xmpp_domain

List the occupants of a MUC room

Get the list of occupants of a MUC room.

ejabberdctl get_room_occupants room_name muc_service

Retrieve number of occupants in a MUC room

Get the number of occupants of a MUC room.

ejabberdctl get_room_occupants_number room_name muc_service

Invite several users to a MUC room

Send a direct invitation to several JIDs. Password and Message can also be: none. Users JIDs are separated with ':'.

ejabberdctl send_direct_invitation room_name muc_service password reason jid1[:jid2]

Change option for a MUC room

Change an option in a MUC room.

ejabberdctl change_room_option room_name muc_service option value

Get options from a MUC room

Get options from a MUC room.

ejabberdctl get_room_options room_name muc_service

Change affiliation for a user in a MUC room

Change an affiliation in a MUC room. Affiliation can be one of: owner, admin, member, outcast, none.

ejabberdctl set_room_affiliation room_name muc_service user_jid affiliation

Get affiliations for a MUC room

Get the list of affiliations of a MUC room.

ejabberdctl get_room_affiliations room_name muc_service