Manage XMPP Accounts

This page described how to manage your XMPP accounts (not your contacts). Therefore, the information is only relevant if you want to replace an old account with a new one, update the information for an added account (like the password), or you want to use multiple accounts.

Saros Account Preferences

Most of the following configuration steps are located in the Saros account preferences. You can open these preferences:

By opening Window > Preferences and selecting the Saros entry. OR
By opening the “Saros” drop-down menu in the menu bar and clicking on Preferences. OR
By opening the drop-down menu beside the “Connect” button () in the Saros view and clicking on Configure Accounts....

Add an Account

In the top bar of the Saros view, open the drop-down menu beside the “Connect” button ().
Select option Add Account....
Follow the steps of the wizard.

Alternatively via menu bar:

Open the “Saros” drop-down menu in the menu bar.
Select option Add Account....
Follow the steps of the wizard.

Alternatively via preferences:

Open the Saros account preferences
Click on Add Account.
Follow the steps of the wizard.

Remove an Account

Open the Saros account preferences
Select the account you want to remove in the XMPP Accounts list.
Click on Remove Account.

Modify an Account

Open the Saros account preferences
Select the account you want to modify in the XMPP Accounts list.
Click on Edit Account.
Change the JID or the password. (If you want to change network specific information, open the Advanced Options.)
Click on Finish.

Change the Default Account

Open the Saros account preferences.
Select the account you want to define as default account.
Click on Activate Account.

This is an alpha. See here for restrictions.

Add an Account

In the top bar of the Saros view, click the “Connect” button ().
Choose Add account... from the pop-up menu.

Note

As mentioned in the section missing features, Saros for IntelliJ does currently not support the creation, management, or deletion of XMPP accounts.

If you accidentally made a typo while entering your username or password, the created account entry can currently only be changed or deleted through Saros for Eclipse.

Alternatively, you could delete the Saros account store ~/.saros/config.dat. Note that this will remove all stored XMPP accounts from the local configuration. They can be re-added after restarting Saros.