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

2008-12-18T09:36:03Z

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

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	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.		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 ''Administration > Users > Authentication > [[Manage authentication]]''.
			#Write the instructions in the ''auth_instructions'' text field.
			#Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page.

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

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

2008-11-19T13:37:47Z

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

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	{{stub}}==What is an authentication plugin?==		{{stub}}

			==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.		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 ''Administration > Users > Authentication > [[Manage authentication]]''.
			# Select the self-registration plugin in the common module 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 do I set up LDAP authentication?==		==How do I set up LDAP authentication?==

Tsala: What is the difference between enabling the email-based self-registration authentication plugin and selecting it as the self registration method?

2008-08-12T13:24:41Z

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

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	Note: The [[No authentication\|No authentication (none)]] type should not be enabled on any production server. You can use phpmyadmin to convert all existing accounts created with 'none' to 'manual' or an admin can change the authentication type in [[Edit profile]].		Note: The [[No authentication\|No authentication (none)]] type should not be enabled on any production server. You can use phpmyadmin to convert all existing accounts created with 'none' to 'manual' or an admin can change the authentication type in [[Edit profile]].

			==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 ''Administration > Users > Authentication > [[Authentication\|Manage authentication]]'' (or in ''Administration > Server > [[Email settings\|Email]]'' prior to Moodle 1.9). Alternatively, self registration may be enabled for a short period of time to allow users to create accounts, and then later disabled.

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

Tsala: Since upgrading, users are reporting that they can no longer login. What should be done?

2008-08-12T13:09:34Z

Since upgrading, users are reporting that they can no longer login. What should be done?

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

			==Since upgrading, users are reporting that they can no longer login. What should be done?==

			If users are unable to login following an upgrade to 1.8 or 1.9, then most likely their account authentication method, such as [[Email-based self-registration]], requires enabling in ''Administration > Users > Authentication''.

			Note: The [[No authentication\|No authentication (none)]] type should not be enabled on any production server. You can use phpmyadmin to convert all existing accounts created with 'none' to 'manual' or an admin can change the authentication type in [[Edit profile]].

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

Tsala: How can I create an authentication plugin?

2008-08-05T14:18:29Z

How can I create an authentication plugin?

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	==What is an authentication plugin?==		{{stub}}==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.		An authentication plugin is a method of handling user authentication i.e. enabling certain people to login to your Moodle site.
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	# Select "No login" as the authentication method. (If the setting isn't shown, click the "Show advanced" button to reveal it.)		# 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.		# Click the "Update profile" button at the bottom of the page.

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

			See [[Development:Authentication plugins]].

	==See also==		==See also==

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

	~~Using Moodle forum discussions:~~
	*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=102070 Overview of entire authentication code flow]


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Tsala: /* See also */ discussion link

2008-08-04T09:26:32Z

Tsala: FAQ template removed

2008-08-01T13:58:37Z

FAQ template removed

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Tsala: What is an authentication plugin? How do I set up LDAP authentication? How is the "No login" authentication plugin used? See also

2008-07-22T13:29:51Z

What is an authentication plugin? How do I set up LDAP authentication? How is the "No login" authentication plugin used? See also

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Tsala: templates, category, see also link

2008-07-22T13:09:23Z

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

			Using Moodle forum discussions:
			*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=102070 Overview of entire authentication code flow]