# File lib/rbot/core/auth.rb, line 679
  def auth_create_user(m, params)
    name = params[:name]
    password = params[:password]
    return m.reply(_("are you nuts, creating a botuser with a publicly known password?")) if m.public? and not password.nil?
    begin
      bu = @bot.auth.create_botuser(name, password)
      @bot.auth.set_changed
    rescue => e
      m.reply(_("failed to create %{user}: %{exception}") % {:user => name,  :exception => e})
      debug e.inspect + "\n" + e.backtrace.join("\n")
      return
    end
    m.reply(_("created botuser %{user}") % {:user => bu.username})
  end