Difference between revisions of "Roles and permissions"

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	==Definitions==		==Definitions==
	;Role		;Role
−	:An identifier of the user's status in some context, for example Teacher, Student and Forum moderator	+	:An identifier of the user's status. The status depends upon permissions given for one or more capabilities in a context.
		+	::For example Teacher and Student are standard user roles. The identifier indicates they probably have different capabilities in some contexts.
	;Capability		;Capability
−	:A description of a particular Moodle feature, for example [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:create|moodle/blog:create]]	+	:A description of a particular Moodle feature.
		+	::For example [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:create|moodle/blog:create]](creating blogs) or "Backup course" are two  capabilities.
	;Permission		;Permission
−	:A setting for a capability - not set/inherit, allow, prevent or prohibit	+	:A setting for a capability. Can be any one of four: not set/inherit, allow, prevent or prohibit.
	;Context		;Context
−	:A "space" in Moodle, such as courses, activity modules or blocks	+	:A "space" in Moodle.
		+	::For example: a course, activity module or block can each be a context.
		+	::Some contexts can contain multiple contexts in their space, For example, a course can contain a lesson, assignment, forum and quiz modules, plus blocks.
	==See also==		==See also==

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Revision as of 20:43, 20 February 2008

Template:Moodle 1.7Roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards provides great flexibility in managing how users interact. Prior to Moodle 1.7, there were only six roles possible: guest, student, non-editing teacher, editing teacher, course creator, and administrator. Whilst these roles may still be used, it's now possible to create additional roles, and to change what a given role can do in a particular activity.

Definitions

Role

An identifier of the user's status. The status depends upon permissions given for one or more capabilities in a context.

For example Teacher and Student are standard user roles. The identifier indicates they probably have different capabilities in some contexts.

Capability

A description of a particular Moodle feature.

For example moodle/blog:create(creating blogs) or "Backup course" are two capabilities.

Permission

A setting for a capability. Can be any one of four: not set/inherit, allow, prevent or prohibit.

Context

A "space" in Moodle.

For example: a course, activity module or block can each be a context.

Some contexts can contain multiple contexts in their space, For example, a course can contain a lesson, assignment, forum and quiz modules, plus blocks.

See also

• Development:Roles
• Category:Capabilities
• Using Moodle Roles and Capabilities forum
• Upgrading to Moodle 1.7
• Upgrading to Moodle 1.8