Notifications: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:59, 9 July 2012

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 > Site 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.

Other notifications

Other notifications listed in 'Settings > Site administration > Notifications may include

"Alpha" development code warning
Cron not run for at least 24 hours
Database tables are using MyISAM database engine - see Migration from MyISAM to InnoDB for advice on what to do
Site not yet registered

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-Location: ''Administration > Security > Notifications''
+{{Managing a Moodle site}}
+There are two items named 'Notifications' in ''Settings > Site administration''.
-==Display login failures to==
+==Moodle version information==
-It is probably necessary to dispay login failures to administrators only if people are attempting to steal student or teacher logins.
+The version of Moodle used is stated in ''Settings > Site administration > Notifications''.
-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
-==Email login failures==
+==Login failure notifications==
-If you're concerned about login failures, you can set up email notification for administrators.
+An administrator can set up login failure notification in ''Settings > Site Administration > Security > Notifications''.
-==Threshold for email 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.
-[[Category:Administrator]]
+==Other notifications==
+Other notifications listed in  'Settings > Site administration > Notifications'' may include
+* [[Upgrade warnings|"Alpha" development code warning]]
+* [[Cron]] not run for at least 24 hours
+* Database tables are using MyISAM database engine - see [[Migration from MyISAM to InnoDB]] for advice on what to do
+* Site not yet [[Site registration|registered]]
+==See also==
+* [[error/moodle/errortoomanylogins]]
+[[es:Notificaciones]]
+[[eu:Jakinarazpenak]]
 [[fr:Notifications]]
+[[de:Benachrichtigungen]]

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