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When a user logs in, they are automatically assigned the role of authenticated user. A user will have additional roles as well as the authenticated user role according to where they are in Moodle, such as student in a course.
An authenticated user is someone who has logged onto the Moodle site. Their user name and password are recognized by the Moodle server.  


The default [[Role|role]] for all logged in users is Authenticated user. This default can be changed in ''Settings > Site administration > Users > Permissions > [[User policies]]''). In older Moodle versions the default role for all logged-in users was Guest.
By default, authenticated users have permission to edit their own profile, send messages, blog and do other things outside of courses.


==See also==
==See also==
 
* Using Moodle [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=325032 The difference between "Authenticated User" and "Student" roles]
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=73986 Students still can't post on Front Page forums V1.8] forum discussion
 
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 17 March 2023

When a user logs in, they are automatically assigned the role of authenticated user. A user will have additional roles as well as the authenticated user role according to where they are in Moodle, such as student in a course.

By default, authenticated users have permission to edit their own profile, send messages, blog and do other things outside of courses.

See also