==Default role for all users== ...sers should be set to authenticated user. Normally all permissions for the role of authenticated user should be left as default.

* This allows a user to override the permissions of other users ...in 'Allow role overrides' (via ''Settings > Site administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles'').

...permissions]] page.[[Image:Safe override permissions.png|thumb|Overriding permissions with higher risk capabilities locked]] * Editing teacher role has this capability by default, it may be used to override Student and Non-

==Export role definition to file== To export role definition:

...d. Go to Moodle Users administration area and look at changing the student role definitions for the MyStuff capablities. ...but users other than admin get a message that they do not have the correct permissions to use MyStuff.

*This allows users to check the [[Permissions|permissions]] of other users ...for a particular activity in ''Settings > Activity administration > Check permissions''

Site administrators have permissions to do anything. ...Site administration > Users > Permissions > Site administrators'', but the role itself cannot be edited (or deleted!).

A role is a collection of permissions defined for the whole system that you can assign to specific users in speci *[[Role export and import]]

...example, a teacher in a course may want all students (users with a student role) to be able to edit all forums in that course. Or a teacher may want all st ...a specific student the ability to edit a specific activity, see [[Override permissions]].

...want them to be able to assign users the student role, and not the manager role in their course. [[Category:Capabilities|Role]]

==The course creator role== ...tor can (as the name suggests!) create a course. If the setting "Creators' role in new courses" is left as default (teacher), then the course creator is en

...thout being able to edit other course settings, then you must create a new role with this capability and assign it in the course context. Here is how: ==Creating the Course tagger role==

...llow role switches" contain a matrix which give the ability for a specific role to work with other specific roles. To edit a role:

...ore:restorecourse|moodle/restore:restorecourse]]. For example, the default role of [[Course creator]] does not have this capability. ...apability for the role in ''Administration > Site administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles.''

The role of '''Gallery owner''' may be used to provide editing capabilities (add and ==Role set-up==

The role of Feedback template creator may be used to allow editing teachers to save ==Creating a new role==

{{Roles}}The role of '''Calendar editor''' enables a user to add site or course events to the ==Role set-up==

...s}}There are two slightly different ways of acheiving this role. The first role will let you grant permission to users to use the blog system. The second w The role of '''Blogger''' may be used to limit blogging to specific users only.

The role of '''Demo teacher''' may be used to provide a demonstration teacher accoun ==Role set-up==

...[[Manager role]] should be used instead to give selected users additional permissions.

...ned to override a role in a specific context, allowing you to "tweak" your permissions as required. Overrides may be used to "open up" areas by giving users extra permissions. For example, an override may be used to enable students to rate forum post

...y view Notes that have been created within the same context to which their Role has been assigned (e.g. Site, Course, Personal/User) *The default Manager, Teacher and Non-Editing Teacher role has this capability set to Allow

...heir own templates, and not those others have created, then see the custom role [[Grading forms publisher]])'' ==Creating a new role==

{{Roles}}The role of '''Quiz user with unlimited time''' allows a user unlimited time to atte ==Role set-up==

...templates created by other users as well as their own, then see the custom role, [[Grading forms manager]])'' ==Creating a new role==

...for some people. Base the new Role on Authenticated User and just give the Permissions required for what you want them to be able to do.

Users can be assigned a role in a course without enrolling them in ''Administration > Course administrat ...of this would be assigning a user to a Principal, Manager or Helpdesk type role to provide them access without confusing the participants list.

{{Roles}}The role of '''Question creator''' may be used to enable students to create [[Questi ...ssociated to them are allowed for the role of question creator. Thus, this role should be assigned with care.

{{Roles}}The role of Course requester may be used to restrict users who can make [[Course req #Access ''Administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles''.

==Teacher role== ...t, teachers can also assign a [[Non-editing teacher role]] and a [[Student role]] to other users. (To allow teachers to enrol other teachers, see [[Assign

...s person would be able to view assignment grades and feedback,although the role may also be extended to include being able to view (but not edit) quiz grad ==Creating the Grade viewer role==

...n any other circumstance in which the actual user does not have the needed permissions. This error means that the actual user has no permissions to view the discussion/forum posts.

The Keyholder role may be given to an organisation member so that they may provide the course ==Creating the Keyholder role==

===Use advanced permissions=== ===Advanced permissions===

...enrolled in all courses within a category. The plugin will synchronise any role assignments at category context with the capability [[Capabilities/enrol/ca ...ite administration > Accounts > Users > Permissions > Define roles > Allow role assignments.''

...ts]] (see [[Question contexts]]) and work with roles to determine a user's permissions in managing individual questions. ...enter their course. This is all done with permissions that are given to a role in a specific context.

The forum poster role is a highly restricted custom role which may be given to a visitor account to enable them to post in forums in ...s (ie, non-logged in users) are not able to post in forums even though the permissions suggest otherwise.

===Set activity permissions=== * In the activity context, prevent mod/dataform:viewaccess from the Student role. We will use access rules to allow students timed access to views.

...hat:chat|mod/chat:chat]] allowed, then create an account and assign it the role of visitor. Guests can then share this visitor account. ...ions interface suggesting otherwise, it's not possible to modify the guest role to allow guests to participate in chat activities.

...efault role of [[Manager]] only and is not set for the default [[Teacher]] role ...ve this capability set to "allow" via ''Settings>Site Administration>Users>Permissions>Define roles'', alongside the capability [[Capabilities/enrol/meta:config|

...' allows them to access and share questions at category or site level. The role must be created by an administrator and then given to selected teachers. ==Creating a new role==

...groups in the course and a link to message them. Those with the relevant permissions are also able to access the full profile from here: # Go to ''Administration > Site administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles''

...etencies and learning plans exist outside of a course context, whereas the role of teacher is assigned in the course context. To allow course teachers to v ==Create a new custom role==

==Permissions== Manage role permissions for the activity.

==Creating a new role== To create a custom role:

...etencies and learning plans exist outside of a course context, whereas the role of teacher is assigned in the course context. To allow course teachers to r ==Create a new custom role==

Below are just a few creative examples of uses of roles and permissions in various settings. ''How'': Assign the role of non-editing teacher in the module context, via the "Locally assigned rol

Consider the situation. In the course the student has role of "student", he has permission to pass tests, viewing lectures, correspond This block will automatically change the user's role on the events in the system (in this case the beginning of the test and the

== Manager role abilities== The default Manager role enables users assigned the role to access courses and modify them, as well as perform certain administrativ

...dle you could have a teacher role in the course you teach in but a student role in another course where you are studying for a diploma. There are a few exc ...rmissions > Define roles'', you are asked in which context(s) you want the role to be assigned:

....g. a student, can only view the first names of other users. A user with a role in which this capability is allowed, e.g. a teacher, can view the full name ...yed at all. If the full name format is set to firstname then a user with a role in which this capability is prevented or prohibited can only view the first

...alled, although some tasks may be delegated to others by assigning them a role such as [[Manager|Manager]]. The links below provide more information about '''New to the role of site admin? See our [[Guide for new administrators]].'''

...it.[[Image:context.png|right|thumb|150px|Each context can have a different role assigned to a User]] ...might be given the role of "student" for a course but be given a teacher's role in the context of one specific forum. Or a user can be a teacher of one cou

...t''. (It is called not-set when defining roles and inherit when overriding permissions.) ;Role

...and then displays a table. Each row shows a particular capability and each role is displayed as a column which are color coded to show the permission.

*A user with the Student [[Roles|role]] in Moodle can participate in course activities and view resources but not ...enrolls, and what they can do or see in a Moodle site. These [[Permissions|permissions]] can vary with each course or with any of Moodle's many kinds of activitie

...e sure that you trust all the people on this list: they are the ones with permissions to potentially write XSS exploits in forums etc. *[[report/security/report security check defaultuserrole‎ |Default role for all users]]

One setting and two permissions can affect whether the user can is limited to viewing only his/her entries. ...where you assign the designated non-editing teacher to the editing teacher role.

The role of '''Parent''' may be used to provide parents/mentors/tutors with permissi ===Creating a new role===

...etencies and learning plans exist outside of a course context, whereas the role of teacher is assigned in the course context. To allow course teachers to c ...stration, access the Define Roles screen and click the button to Add a new role.

...ed by an administrator in ''Administration > Site administration > Users > Permissions > User policies''. ===Role for visitors===

...for the student role via ''Administration > Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles.''

...aches, and all the activities in those courses, because he has the teacher role there. Now the questions are outside the course. Fred has no extra permissions outside the course, so he cannot access the questions there.

...gn roles]]' icon (a plus sign) in the roles column then select the desired role. To remove a role assignment, click the delete icon (a cross) next to the role name.

...Moodle may be simplified for teachers and non-editing teachers by changing permissions at the system, course category or course level. The following suggested cha To change permissions at the system level:

...nnect "host" role, usually a teacher, and another for Adobe Connect "view" role. ...ssions" -> "Define roles". By default it's only enabled for Moodle 'admin' role

Users must have the permissions to [[Capabilities/moodle/notes:view|View notes]] and [[Capabilities/moodle/ Users must have the permissions to [[Capabilities/moodle/notes:view|View notes]] and [[Capabilities/moodle/

...ts to have certain teachers permission. Hide certain views from a specific role. ...ings of each view. In each view it is possible to define which privilege a role has to have in order to access the view.

''Administration > Quiz administration > Permissions'' ...by the administrator in ''Administration > Site administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles > Teacher''

==Wiki permissions== ...or the activity can be changed in ''Administration > Wiki administration > Permissions''.

Define which role can access the view. Supported roles are: ! Role

# Click on Users -> Permissions -> Define Roles # Click on the 'Add a new role' pushbutton

...n ''Course administration > Users > Permissions'' where you can choose the role to add this ability to (e.g. Non-editing teacher), and then set the moodle/ See also [[Course tagger]] for how to create a specific system role to do this.

...ator in 'Define roles' this can be fresh new role or a copy of an existing role renamed. You will need to make sure the role has all the permissions for moderated enrolment set to allow.

...r of [[Scheduler module|Scheduler]] can be customized by setting various [[Permissions|capabilities]] at the activity level. ...ey are already fully booked. This is not enabled by default or the student role, and needs to be set ''in addition'' to [[#mod/scheduler:viewslots]].

...ddinstance|block/comments:addinstance]]), which is allowed for the default role of teacher. Depending upon the context and user permissions, this area determines where this block will appear. See this forum post [h

==Calendar permissions== The [[Calendar editor role]] may be used to enable users to add course or site events to the calendar.

...the system context. (See [[Creating custom roles]] for help creating a new role) ...ion>Site administration>Users>Permissions>Assign system roles'', give this role to the student(s) you do not wish to access private files.

...student in the course context. See [[Assign roles]] for an explanation of role contexts. # Access ''Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles''

=== Roles and Permissions === ...r Guest and Authenticated User to rate a course. All users, regardless of role, can see ratings.

====WHO (Which role can see what)==== ...the ALL Responses report'' page settings have been moved to the Roles and Permissions settings.

# Go to ''Administration > Site administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles'' # Edit the authenticated user role and untick the [[Capabilities/moodle/my:manageblocks|Manage Dashboard block

*You will also need to check that Authenticated User and Guest role both have permission to Submit Feedback Activity. 3) Click on "Permissions" inside the Administration block

*[[Permissions|Capability overview]] - in ''Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Capability report'' ...''Administration > Site administration > Users > Permissions > Unsupported role assignments''

...his, so if you wish teachers to award site badges you need to create a new role as follows: ...administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles'' and click 'Add a new role'

...ctly contribute to the gallery. If a site administrator first modifies the role to enable students to contribute, instructors may then "switch" this capabi

...dle/course:publish|moodle/course:publish]] (by default only users with the role of manager) can publish their course to a community hub. The capability [[C ...a hub by allowing the capability ''moodle/course:publish'' for the teacher role.

...o edit the text in the content area, depends the current [[Roles|role]] or permissions of the user in a [[Context|context]].

...rts can be created by site administrators and other users with appropriate permissions. The default "Teacher" (editingteacher) role has all of these capabilities.

What is displayed on the Preferences page may vary according to the permissions of each individual.: The user's role assignments and permissions may be viewed and checked here.

...roles|define/override roles screen]], so when you are editing the student role, you can be aware of the consequences of what you are doing.

5) Add a new role - call it "Choice WS Role" or something similar. This is at ''Site administration -> Users -> Permissions -> Define role''s.

...be of interest to a site administrator or someone with Front Page editing permissions. ...not be used, such as mentees (unless you have added a [[Parent role|mentor role]]) and network servers (unless you are using [[MNet|Moodle Networking]]).

...s'' click the + symbol opposite the capability to rate posts and allow the role of student. ...o post in a forum, though there is a workaround. Please see [[Forum poster role]] for details.

# In the actions menu in the block header, click Permissions' # In the actions menu in the block header, click Permissions'

====[[Roles and permissions]]==== **[[Manager role]]

The Guest access plugin allows users with the [[Guest_role |Guest role]] to view the contents of a course. This might be used, for example, if a *In ''Administration > Site administration > Users > Permissions > User policies'', you can tick the box so that visitors are automatically

This must be done by a systems admin who has write permissions to the server directories. ...stems admin who has write permissions to the server directories and admin permissions within Moodle.

# if you are going to share Quiz Questions, you may need to add a new system role called Question Creator (see note below in 'Roles') ...students cannot view embedded audio or images), we recommend making a new role within your site:

...ent, and yet permit users to roam across the Moodle installs... subject to permissions of course. ## On both, go to ''Administration > Site administration > Users > Permissions > Define Roles'', only roles that have "Roam to a remote Moodle moodle/site