*USER FILE NOT FOUND~ (try './eggdrop -m /usr/local/etc/eggdrop.conf' to make one)
but I've done this already the first time I started this bot up, and a second time just in case, but the third time I tried without the first time startup script it still gives me this same error. What am I doing wrong?
The eggdrop process will inherit the permissions of the user who started the process, so as long as the user has the permissions, eggdrop will as well.
Have you tried using the .save dcc-partyline command to manually force saving the userfile (automatically saved once an hour) after registering with the bot, and then confirm that the userfile is written?