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Location: ''Administration > Security > Notifications''
There are two items named 'Notifications' in ''Settings > Site administration''.


==Moodle version information==


==Display login failures to==
The version of Moodle used is stated in ''Settings > Site administration > Notifications''.


Set this to administrators to be warned of anyone attempting to steal student or teacher logins. When set, a link stating the number of failed logins appears in the top right corner of the page when an administrator logs in. Click the link to access
==Login failure notifications==
the login error page.


The administrator is the administrator with the lowest id in the user-table (= the first created and still active administrator), all administrators are all users with the administrator role
An administrator can set up login failure notification in ''Settings > Administration > Security > Notifications''.


==Email login failures==
===Display login failures to===


{{Moodle 2.0}}If you're concerned about login failures, you can set up email notification for administrators. In Moodle 2.0 onwards, you can enable email notification for any/all users who can change the site configuration.
Set this to administrators to be warned of anyone attempting to steal student or teacher logins. When set, a link stating the number of failed logins appears in the top right corner of the page when an administrator logs in. Click the link to access the login error page.


==Threshold for email notifications==
===Email login failures===


This sets the number of failed logins for a given user from a single computer that will trigger notification.
If you're concerned about login failures, you can set up email notification for administrators or any/all users who can change the site configuration.


==See also==
===Threshold for email notifications===


*[[Notification page]] at the top of the site administration block
This sets the number of failed logins for a given user from a single computer that will trigger notification.


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Latest revision as of 03:29, 4 January 2013

There are two items named 'Notifications' in Settings > Site administration.

Moodle version information

The version of Moodle used is stated in Settings > Site administration > Notifications.

Login failure notifications

An administrator can set up login failure notification in Settings > Administration > Security > Notifications.

Display login failures to

Set this to administrators to be warned of anyone attempting to steal student or teacher logins. When set, a link stating the number of failed logins appears in the top right corner of the page when an administrator logs in. Click the link to access the login error page.

Email login failures

If you're concerned about login failures, you can set up email notification for administrators or any/all users who can change the site configuration.

Threshold for email notifications

This sets the number of failed logins for a given user from a single computer that will trigger notification.