[LON-CAPA-users] problems with mass-enrollment at the domain level

[Itay]

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-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org> on behalf of Itay <itayf at 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-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org> on
> > behalf of Itay <itayf at 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