Done enrolling all the students using the testdrive.
Many thanks to Stuart Raeburn.
Itay
On Sat, 17 Oct 2020, at 18:31, Itay wrote:
> Hi Stuart,
>
> On Sat, 17 Oct 2020, at 05:09, Raeburn, Stuart wrote:
> > Itay,
> >
> > >
> > > However, after uploading a users sample file, and pressing 'upload
> > > users' button,
> > > I am prompted to supply initial password. This implied internal
> > > authentication ; right?
> > > As our production system does not use internal authentication I was not
> > > sure
> > > if I should continue.
> > >
> >
> > The options available to you for "Login Type:" when creating user accounts,
> > after uploading a csv file of users, are determined by the domain
> > configuration for the jce domain. However, it sounds as though you have
> > yet to explicitly set the domain configuration for "User creation" for the
> > jce domain.
> >
> > To remedy that, as Domain Coordinator, use:
> > Main Menu > Set domain configuration > Display ("User creation" checked).
> >
> > and then ensure that in the "Creating users when a Domain Coordinator" row
> > the checkbox is checked for an authentication type of Local, then push
> > "Save" (see attached #1). Note: if you are using "Local" authentication, a
> > customization must have been made previously to
> > /home/httpd/lib/perl/localauth.pm on the jce LON-CAPA library server.
> >
> > Once you have updated the Assignable authentication types for the jce
> > domain, then on testdrive.loncapa.net, the Login Type box on the page
> > displayed after uploading a file of users should show "Local
> > authentication", instead of "Internal", (see attached #2).
>
> It works!
> I could not upload the complete file because there were connection
> time-out warnings.
> But the process is completed fully when I use chunks of 400 students.
> No big problem.
>
> So thank you so much for the help!
>
> Itay
>
> N.B.
> Unless something irritating pops-up during the students update, I will
> send one last confirmation message to the list when I am done.
>
>
>
>
> > Stuart Raeburn
> > LON-CAPA Academic Consortium
> > ________________________________________
> > From: LON-CAPA-users <lon-capa-users-boun...@mail.lon-capa.org> on behalf
> > of Itay <it...@nospammail.net>
> > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2020 3:27 PM
> > To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users
> > Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] problems with mass-enrollment at the domain
> > level
> >
> > Stuart,
> >
> > On Fri, 16 Oct 2020, at 17:54, Raeburn, Stuart wrote:
> > > Itay,
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Please advise if this makes sense technically.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Are these all new users or are you looking to update information for
> > > existing users (and if so, what information are you looking to update)?
> > >
> >
> > A mixture of existing and new users.
> > I want to enroll new users.
> > I do not try to update information for existing users.
> > They are part of the input because the student registration office is
> > ignorant of enrollment to lon-capa, so they can provide me only with a list
> > of all the students in the college.
> >
> > > Have you tried switching a session to testdrive.loncapa.net, selecting
> > > your DC role in the jce domain, and used: Main Menu > "Create users or
> > > modify the roles and privileges of users" > "Upload a File of Users"
> > > and uploaded a file containing just one or two users, (as a test) to
> > > see if option (a) in my previous response would address your need?
> > >
> >
> > I misunderstood the utility of the testdrive, so I tried (a) only now
> > following this message.
> > I was able to access the testdrive.
> > However, after uploading a users sample file, and pressing 'upload users'
> > button, I am prompted to supply initial password.
> > This implied internal authentication ; right?
> > As our production system does not use internal authentication I was not
> > sure if I should continue.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Itay
> >
> > > Stuart Raeburn
> > > LON-CAPA Academic Consortium
> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: LON-CAPA-users <lon-capa-users-boun...@mail.lon-capa.org> on
> > > behalf of Itay <it...@nospammail.net>
> > > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2020 9:30 AM
> > > To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users
> > > Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] problems with mass-enrollment at the
> > > domain level
> > >
> > > Hi Stuart and list members,
> > >
> > > On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, at 18:15, Itay wrote:
> > >
> > > I guess there is another choice, a hack that would not require
> > > modifying the system (and intervention of the IT people):
> > >
> > > 1. Create a dummy course (college bureaucracy would not care).
> > > 2. Log-in as the course coordinator.
> > > 3. Enroll all the students for the course.
> > > (Assuming it is possible to enroll ~2400 students for a course.)
> > > 4. After confirming enrollment: block access to the course for all
> > > students.
> > >
> > > Please advise if this makes sense technically.
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > > Itay
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> > *Attachments:*
> > * domconfig_usercreation.jpg
> > * authtypes.jpg
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