diff --git a/earwigbot/commands/access.py b/earwigbot/commands/access.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8946f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/earwigbot/commands/access.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Ben Kurtovic <ben.kurtovic@verizon.net>
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+import random
+
+from earwigbot.commands import Command
+
+class Access(Command):
+    """Control and get info on who can access the bot."""
+    name = "access"
+    commands = ["access", "permission", "permissions", "perm", "perms"]
+
+    def process(self, data):
+        if not data.args:
+            self.reply(data, "Subcommands are self, list, add, remove.")
+            return
+        db = self.config.irc["permissions"]
+        if data.args[0] == "self":
+            self.do_self(data)
+        elif data.args[0] == "list":
+            self.do_list(data)
+        elif data.args[0] == "add":
+            self.do_add(data)
+        elif data.args[0] == "remove":
+            self.do_remove(data)
+        else:
+            msg = "Unknown subcommand \x0303{0}\x0F.".format(data.args[0])
+            self.reply(data, msg)
+
+    def do_self(self, data):
+        if db.is_owner(data):
+            msg = "You are a bot owner (matching rule \x0302{0}\x0F)."
+            self.reply(data, msg.format(db.is_owner(data)))
+        elif db.is_admin(data):
+            msg = "You are a bot admin (matching rule \x0302{0}\x0F)."
+            self.reply(data, msg.format(db.is_admin(data)))
+        else:
+            self.reply(data, "You do not match any bot access rules.")
+
+    def do_list(self, data):
+        pass
+
+    def do_add(self, data):
+        pass
+
+    def do_remove(self, data):
+        pass
diff --git a/earwigbot/commands/git_command.py b/earwigbot/commands/git_command.py
index b57ee05..cc6cbe5 100644
--- a/earwigbot/commands/git_command.py
+++ b/earwigbot/commands/git_command.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Git(Command):
         elif command == "status":
             self.do_status()
         else:  # They asked us to do something we don't know
-            msg = "Ynknown argument: \x0303{0}\x0F.".format(data.args[0])
+            msg = "Unknown argument: \x0303{0}\x0F.".format(data.args[0])
             self.reply(data, msg)
 
     def get_repos(self):
diff --git a/earwigbot/config/permissions.py b/earwigbot/config/permissions.py
index 6375cf3..00c375d 100644
--- a/earwigbot/config/permissions.py
+++ b/earwigbot/config/permissions.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class PermissionsDB(object):
         try:
             for rule in self._data[rank]:
                 if user in rule:
-                    return True
+                    return rule
         except KeyError:
             return False