=== modified file 'plugins/Script/examples/access.lua'
--- plugins/Script/examples/access.lua  2010-11-08 16:38:38 +0000
+++ plugins/Script/examples/access.lua  2010-11-08 19:34:48 +0000
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@
    value = 1
 }

+settings.authenticatebynick = {
+   alias = { authbynick = true },
+
+   help = "registered users authentication method, 1 = by nick/password only, 0 = by cid/password first",
+
+   value = 0
+}
+
 settings.botcid = {
    alias = { botid = true },

@@ -663,9 +671,11 @@
    end

    if user.cid ~= cid then
-       if users.cids[cid] then
-           -- new cid taken...
-           return false, "CID taken by another registered user"
+       if settings.authenticatebynick.value == 0 then
+           if users.cids[cid] then
+               -- new cid taken...
+               return false, "CID taken by another registered user"
+           end
        end

        if user.cid then
@@ -1046,7 +1056,13 @@
    local cid = c:getCID()
    local nick = c:getField("NI")

-   local user = get_user_c(c)
+   local user
+   if settings.authenticatebynick.value == 1 then
+       user = get_user(nil, nick)
+   else
+       user = get_user_c(c)
+   end
+
    if not user then
        autil.dump(c, adchpp.AdcCommand_ERROR_PROTOCOL_GENERIC, "Can't find you now")
        return false