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Adding/editing roles

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Moodle 1.7 allows the administrator to add or edit existing roles available on the Moodle site. This is done through the Administration block>>User>>Permission>>Define roles menu area.

The "Define roles" menu has 3 tabs.

Manage roles

The place to add and define permissions for a new role, or edit name and/or permissions associated with exiting Moodle roles.

Allow role assignments

A matrix which determines which role can assign users to other roles.

Allow role overrides

A matric which determines which role can override a previously assigned role. The default is that only an administrator can override any role assigned by another role.

See Also

Assign roles User Policies