diff --git a/src/auth.c b/src/auth.c
index b60032f..b44984f 100644
--- a/src/auth.c
+++ b/src/auth.c
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ void aucheck(User *user)
 
 	if (au_channel)
 	{
+		/* does the user record have channel access? */
 		for(ump=user->chan;ump;ump=ump->next)
 		{
 			if (*ump->p == '*' || !stringcasecmp(au_channel,ump->p))
diff --git a/src/gencmd.c b/src/gencmd.c
index b80c3ac..7f20e0d 100644
--- a/src/gencmd.c
+++ b/src/gencmd.c
@@ -391,24 +391,20 @@ void make_usercombo(void)
 
 	to_file(fd,"/""* This file is automatically generated from gencmd.c *""/\n");
 
-#ifdef BOTNET
+	/* dont gatekeep these flags with ifdefs,
+	 make userfiles compatible between different compiles */
 	combo.comboflags = 0; combo.x.noshare = 1;
 	to_file(fd,"#define COMBO_NOSHARE\t0x%x\n",combo.comboflags);
 	combo.comboflags = 0; combo.x.readonly = 1;
 	to_file(fd,"#define COMBO_READONLY\t0x%x\n",combo.comboflags);
-#endif /* BOTNET */
 
-#ifdef GREET
 	combo.comboflags = 0; combo.x.greetfile = 1;
 	to_file(fd,"#define COMBO_GREETFILE\t0x%x\n",combo.comboflags);
 	combo.comboflags = 0; combo.x.randline = 1;
 	to_file(fd,"#define COMBO_RANDLINE\t0x%x\n",combo.comboflags);
-#endif /* GREET */
 
-#ifdef BOUNCE
 	combo.comboflags = 0; combo.x.bounce = 1;
 	to_file(fd,"#define COMBO_BOUNCE\t0x%x\n",combo.comboflags);
-#endif /* BOUNCE */
 
 	combo.comboflags = 0; combo.x.echo = 1;
 	to_file(fd,"#define COMBO_ECHO\t0x%x\n",combo.comboflags);
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 31682ea..c6f5317 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -50,31 +50,6 @@ typedef struct Mix64
 
 } Mix64;
 
-typedef union usercombo
-{
-	struct
-	{
-		uint32_t access:8,		/* access level (0-200)		[0-255]	*/
-			prot:3,			/* protlevel (0-4) 		[0-7]	*/
-#ifdef BOTNET
-			noshare:1,		/* dont share this user over botnet	*/
-			readonly:1,		/* botnet cannot alter this user	*/
-#endif /* BOTNET */
-#ifdef GREET
-			greetfile:1,		/* greeting is filename			*/
-			randline:1,		/* grab random line from filename	*/
-#endif /* GREET */
-#ifdef BOUNCE
-			bounce:1,		/* user has access to bouncer		*/
-#endif /* BOUNCE */
-			echo:1,			/* partyline echo of own messages	*/
-			aop:1,			/* auto-opping				*/
-			avoice:1;		/* auto-voicing				*/
-	} x;
-	uint32_t	comboflags;
-
-} usercombo;
-
 typedef struct OnMsg
 {
 	const char	*name;
@@ -101,8 +76,6 @@ typedef struct OnMsg
 
 typedef unsigned char OnMsg_access;
 
-#ifndef GENCMD_C
-
 typedef struct ircLink
 {
 	struct		ircLink *next;
@@ -273,6 +246,28 @@ typedef struct Shit
 
 } Shit;
 
+typedef union usercombo
+{
+	struct
+	{
+		/* dont gatekeep these flags with ifdefs,
+		   make userfiles compatible between different compiles */
+		uint32_t access:8,		/* access level (0-200)		[0-255]	*/
+			prot:3,			/* protlevel (0-4) 		[0-7]	*/
+			noshare:1,		/* dont share this user over botnet	*/
+			readonly:1,		/* botnet cannot alter this user	*/
+			greetfile:1,		/* greeting is filename			*/
+			randline:1,		/* grab random line from filename	*/
+			bounce:1,		/* user has access to bouncer		*/
+			echo:1,			/* partyline echo of own messages	*/
+			aop:1,			/* auto-opping				*/
+			avoice:1;		/* auto-voicing				*/
+	} x;
+	uint32_t	comboflags;
+
+} usercombo;
+
+#ifndef GENCMD_C
 
 /*
  *  this struct is put to use in global.h
@@ -595,18 +590,16 @@ typedef struct Mech
 #endif /* NOTIFY */
 
 	time_t		lastreset;		/* last time bot was reset		*/
+	time_t		ontime;			/* how long the bot has been connected	*/
 	time_t		lastantiidle;		/* avoid showing large idle times	*/
+	time_t		activity;		/* Away timer (AAWAY)			*/
 	time_t		lastrejoin;		/* last time channels were reset	*/
 #ifdef CHANBAN
 	time_t		lastchanban;		/* last time a chanban check was run	*/
 #endif /* CHANBAN */
-
 	time_t		conntry;		/* when connect try started		*/
 						/* re-used for server activity once connected */
 	int		heartbeat;		/* handle server timeout stuff		*/
-	time_t		activity;		/* Away timer (AAWAY)			*/
-
-	time_t		ontime;			/* how long the bot has been connected	*/
 
 #ifdef IRCD_EXTENSIONS
 	int		ircx_flags;
diff --git a/src/user.c b/src/user.c
index fd40f11..258ba81 100644
--- a/src/user.c
+++ b/src/user.c
@@ -83,20 +83,16 @@ LS struct
 	int	modeflag;
 
 } cfg_opt_flags[] =
+/* dont gatekeep these flags with ifdefs,
+   make userfiles compatible between different compiles */
 {
 { 'a',	COMBO_AOP	},
-#ifdef BOUNCE
 { 'b',	COMBO_BOUNCE	},
-#endif /* BOUNCE */
 { 'e',	COMBO_ECHO	},
-#ifdef BOTNET
 { 'L',	COMBO_NOSHARE	},
 { 'R',	COMBO_READONLY	},
-#endif /* BOTNET */
-#ifdef GREET
 { 'g',	COMBO_GREETFILE	},
 { 'r',	COMBO_RANDLINE	},
-#endif /* GREET */
 { 'v',	COMBO_AVOICE	},
 { 0,	0,		}};