--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Change_Privileges.tex 2006/08/08 17:47:26 1.2 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Change_Privileges.tex 2017/04/01 15:22:59 1.10 @@ -1,23 +1,28 @@ \label{Course_Change_Privileges} -To modify a user's privileges, do the following: +Course personnel with rights to create users in a course can add a user to a course or modify a user's privileges, as follows: (Note: if creation of new users is not permitted in your domain, you will only be able to add a user with an existing account in the LON-CAPA system). \begin{enumerate} -\item Click \textbf{CUSR} on the remote control. -\item At the \textbf{Create User, Change User Privileges} screen under - the heading \textbf{Set Individual User Roles}, type the username in the textbox. - -\textbf{Note}: If you don't know the username, click the \textbf{Select User} link and a window -will open with a list of all the users in the course. Select a User. - -\item Click the \textbf{User Role} button. - -\textbf{Note}: At the \textbf{Change User Privileges} screen the user's existing roles and -available roles are listed. - -\item Click the box next to the roles you wish to revoke or add to the user. If -you are adding roles, input the group/section if applicable and the starting/ending -dates for the roll. -\item Click \textbf{Modify user}. +\item Mouseover the \textbf{People} item in the inline menu and click \textbf{Users} or select +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{emblem-photos} +\textbf{Manage course users} in the ``User Management'' box on the Main Menu page. +\item At the \textbf{User Management} screen, select +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{edit-redo} +\textbf{Add/Modify a Course User}. +\item You can use the \textbf{Search for a user and modify/add user information or roles} section to search for a user by username, or last name, in a specific LON-CAPA domain, or in an institutional directory, if the domain has access to an institutional directory search service. You can also click the \underline{Select User} link and a window will open with a list of all the users in the course. + +\textbf{Note}: If you know the exact username, you can either use a ``username is ...'' search in the search section, or type the username in the textbox in the \textbf{Search criteria} section. + +\item Click the \textbf{Search} or \textbf{Create/Modify user} button, as appropriate. + +\textbf{Note}: If the user exists, the \textbf{Modify existing user} screen will display the user's information, existing roles and roles you can assign. Which fields appear as textboxes in the \textbf{Personal Data} table, and may be modified, will depend on policies set for the domain. + +\textbf{Note}: If this will be a new user, the \textbf{Create New User} screen will display fields to type in the user's information, and roles you can assign. + +\item Click the box next to the roles you wish to revoke, or add to the user. If +you are adding roles, a section can be assigned (not required) by choosing from existing sections or typing a new one. You can also provide starting and ending dates for the role. +\item To save your changes click \fbox{Save} \end{enumerate} + +\vspace{20pt}