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Authentication FAQ

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==What is an authentication plugin?==

An authentication plugin is a method of handling user authentication i.e. enabling certain people to login to your Moodle site.

==How do I enable the "Create new account" button on the login page?==

To display the "Is this your first time here?" instructions and the "Create new account" button:

# Make sure that the [[Email-based self-registration|email-based self-registration plugin]] (or any other plugin that can support self-registration, such as LDAP) is enabled in '' Settings>Site administration > Plugins > Authentication > [[Manage authentication]]''.
# Select the self-registration plugin in the Common settings.

Warning: Enabling self registration results in the possibility of spammers creating accounts in order to use forum posts, blog entries etc. for spam. See [[Reducing spam in Moodle]] for ways of minimizing the risk.

==How can I change the "Is this your first time here?" instructions?==

#Access ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Authentication > Manage authentication''.
#Write the instructions in the ''auth_instructions'' text field.
#Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page.

An alternative method of providing custom login instructions is to edit the default login instructions using the language customization feature. This method should be used if you wish to provide custom login instructions in more than one language. See [[Managing authentication]] for further details.

==How do I set up LDAP authentication?==

See [[LDAP authentication]] for full instructions.

==How is the "No login" authentication plugin used?==

The [[No login]] authentication plugin can be used to suspend particular user accounts. To do so:

# Access the user's profile page.
# In the Settings block, click "Edit profile".
# Select "No login" as the authentication method. (If the setting isn't shown, click the "Show advanced" button to reveal it.)
# Click the "Update profile" button at the bottom of the page.

==What is the difference between enabling the email-based self-registration auth plugin and selecting it as the self registration method?==

The [[Email-based self-registration| email-based self-registration authentication plugin]] must be enabled to allow users who previously self-registered to login.

Selecting email-based self-registration as the self registration method allows potential users to self register.

Warning: Enabling self registration results in the possibility of spammers creating accounts in order to use forum posts, blog entries etc. for spam. This risk can be minimized by limiting self registration to particular email domains with the allowed email domains setting in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins> Authentication > [[Authentication|Manage authentication]]''. Alternatively, self registration may be enabled for a short period of time to allow users to create accounts, and then later disabled.

There is some discussion about having admin approval or new accounts created this way here: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-1444

==How can I create an authentication plugin?==

See [[Development:Authentication plugins]].

==How can students without email addresses create new Moodle accounts?==

See [[No Email]].

==My students are too young to have emails, but it's a required field - what do I do?==
You can either use a fake email address when you upload the CSV file of your young students - or -
#Upload a CSV file without an email field. When previewing the accounts, set "Prevent email address duplicates" to ''No''.
#In "Default values", type in an email address.
#When the users are uploaded, they will all have the same email address. (It will say "duplicated" but the accounts will work)

==Where are users' details stored?==

Users' details can be stored in local Moodle database or externally.

If Users' details are stored in the local Moodle database, it is called "internal authentication". Storing users' details externally is called "external authentication".

==Can you arrange for an e-mail to be sent to notify Users of new accounts?==
If you are creating ONE manual account, then no.

See Feature request here: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-19390

See discussion http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=117005

Bulk upload can be set up to send e-mails: see the discussion here: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=85333 (Which includes a code hack to do this as well. (Also http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=125000)

==Can you arrange for Admins to be notified of new self registrations==
See this discussion: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=212648

==How can I have users logging in with their email address?==

See this Forum thread: [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=199457#p869691 Logging in Using Email or Username]

==How can I allow users to bypass NTML SSO?==

When NTLM SSO is enabled on a Moodle site the SSO function always logs the user who is logged into the computer into Moodle. Sometimes you may need to override this feature and login to Moodle as another user. Example: when a teacher or site administrator needs to login to the students computer to troubleshoot a problem. Or the teacher simply needs to access functionality that is not available to the student and the teacher is not anywhere near her own computer.

The problem is that the Moodle logout option is not available when SSO is enabled - the user simply gets logged back into Moodle. To bypass the SSO you can add this to the url:

<code>/login/index.php?authldap_skipntlmsso=1</code>

Example: http://yourschool.com/login/index.php?authldap_skipntlmsso=1

The NTLM SSO will be disabled (for this login only) and you will get the regular Moodle login page.

{{warning|message=This bypass won't work if you have the [[Site policies#Force users to login|''Force users to login'' site policy]] enabled. In that case, SSO is applied to all pages on the site, including the log in and log out pages.}}

See the Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=200641 Bypass NTML SSO for Moode 2.2] forum discussion for details.

==See also==

* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=42 User authentication forum]
* https://docs.moodle.org/24/en/Accounts_FAQ

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Text editor FAQ

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{{Editing text}}
==I can't find the option to do......==

Click the computer screen icon at the far right of the top row. It will say "Toggle fullscreen mode" when you hover over it. The editor will now appear in a pop-up with the full range of options available (e.g. tables).

==Can I customize the text editor or add other icons like an anchor or horizontal rule?==
In Moodle 2.4 out in December 2012, you will be able to customise the text editor. See MDL-35172

==The Text editor does not appear==

Check the following points (in no particular order);

* Is the TinyMCE HTML editor enabled in ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Text editors > Manage editors''?
* Is 'Use HTML editor' set in ''Administration > My profile settings > Edit profile''?
* Is JavaScript enabled for my browser?

==How can I enable a spell-check?==

'''NOTE:'''
While the default spell engine is Google spell which can be changed in ''Administration>Site administration>Plugins>Text editors>TinyMCE HTML editor'', this is no longer supported by Google and will not work. (Note that it is only visible in IE9 and lower) It is due to be removed. See MDL-38867. In browser spell check is recommended.

It is possible also to use PSpell or PspellShell. Spell To use spell checking you need to install aspell 0.50 or later on your server, and enter the correct path to access the aspell binary in ''Administration > Server > [[System paths]]''.

==How we can disable the spell check button for specific instances in a quiz?==
The spell check is very handy for most circumstances but a quiz where you are looking at spelling and punctuation in student responses kind of defeats the purpose of the question. You can use the theme CSS files to disable the button on a specific question type. Try:

.essay div[title='Spell-check'] {
display:none;
}

The spell check button should be displayed everywhere '''except''' on the essay question type response box.

Suggested by Joshua Westerway.

==What is the biggest chunk of text you can edit?==
Maximum size of the forum post text (mysql) is 65535 characters or less if you use multibyte characters. From a forum post, http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=203023#p885758
==Are there any keyboard shortcuts?==
Here are some TinyMCE keyboard shortcuts (particularly useful when using the collapsed editor)

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! Meaning
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| ctrl+z
| Undo
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|ctrl+y
|Redo
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|ctrl+b
|Bold
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|ctrl+i
|Italic
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|ctrl+u
|Underline
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|ctrl+k
|Insert/edit link
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|ctrl+1-6
|h1-h6
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|ctrl+7
|p
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|ctrl+8
|div
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|ctrl+9
|address
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==See also==

*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=224 Text editor forum]

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