<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" id="prob-conn-acctdisabled"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="prob-conn"/> <desc> The instant messaging account that you want to use is not enabled in the list of accounts. </desc> <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-06-17" status="draft"/> <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-14" status="review"/> <revision pkgversion="3.2" version="0.3" date="2011-12-18" status="review"/> <credit type="author"> <name>Phil Bull</name> <email>philbull@gmail.com</email> </credit> <credit type="author"> <name>Milo Casagrande</name> <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email> </credit> <license> <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p> </license> <!-- <copyright> <year>2009</year> <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name> </copyright> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" /> --> </info> <title>My account is not enabled</title> <p> If the instant messaging account that you want to use is not enabled in the drop-down account list when you try to start a new conversation or join a room, your account details may not be correct. </p> <steps> <item> <p> Make sure that you are connected to the Internet, or to a local area network. </p> </item> <item> <p> Choose <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Accounts</gui></guiseq> and select the account that is not working. </p> </item> <item> <p> Type your username and password again to make sure that they are correct. </p> </item> <item> <p> Check in the <gui>Advanced</gui> section that all the details are correct. You should be able to find these details from the website of the messaging service. </p> </item> <item> <p> Check that the account is switched on. </p> </item> </steps> </page>