Moodle new user

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We currently have Moodle users syncing with AD and we create new accounts for our network which then get access to Moodle. Currently we create new accounts for visitors but I was under the impression that they needed access to our network which I've just found out is not required. Now I just want to check here before I make a suggestion. If accounts are being synced with AD does that mean that you can still manually create a new user in Moodle? What I want to move to is rather than create multiple accounts in AD I would like visitor accounts to be created in Moodle. Is this possible?

[Techykev]

Our Moodle is a bit out of date (Moodle2) but yes we can create "just" a Moodle user by going through Site Administration\Users\Accounts\Add a new user and then selecting "choose the authentication method" as a "Manual account", this is not checked against AD when the user logs in.

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This is what I thought, but wanted to make sure Moodle didn't do something odd like prevent manual account creation if it was syncing with AD.

 

Thanks

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Sorry @Techykev another question, Does this still work if you user Single Sign on for Moodle or does this now prevent the logon for moodle created accounts?

[Techykev]

I'm afraid that we don't use SSO for Moodle so cannot answer your question, sorry!

[unixman_again]

We use SSO on moodle and use an alternative url to login to the manual accounts. Site administration > Plugins > Authentication > Manage authentication

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@unixman_again - thanks that's really useful as I'd been told this wasn't possible but don't have access to Moodle to check.