[#MDL-9216] "Login as" doesn't work - Moodle Tracker

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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 1.8
Fix Version/s: 1.8.1
Component/s: Roles / Access
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ubuntu 6.0.6 lts
unicode is required to be installed/enabled. OK
database mysql version 4.1.16 is required and you are running 5.0.22 OK
php version 4.3.0 is required and you are running 5.1.2 OK
php_extension iconv is recommended to be installed/enabled OK
php_extension mbstring is recommended to be installed/enabled OK
php_extension curl is recommended to be installed/enabled OK
php_extension openssl is recommended to be installed/enabled OK
php_extension tokenizer is recommended to be installed/enabled OK

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ubuntu 6.0.6 lts unicode is required to be installed/enabled. OK database mysql version 4.1.16 is required and you are running 5.0.22 OK php version 4.3.0 is required and you are running 5.1.2 OK php_extension iconv is recommended to be installed/enabled OK php_extension mbstring is recommended to be installed/enabled OK php_extension curl is recommended to be installed/enabled OK php_extension openssl is recommended to be installed/enabled OK php_extension tokenizer is recommended to be installed/enabled OK

Database:

MySQL
Affected Branches:
MOODLE_18_STABLE
Fixed Branches:
MOODLE_18_STABLE

Description

"Login as" doesn't work.

I'm logged in as admin, then I go into a course, in participants I choose a student, click "login as", get the following message:
"You are logged in as ...."
When I click on "continue" I get following message:
"Sorry, but you can not enter this course as ..."

Issue Links

This issue is a clone of:
MDL-9413	CLONE -"Login as" doesn't work

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 05/Apr/07 4:14 PM

That is strange, you need to have course:view permission for both accounts. Participant has it, but admin should have it too in all courses.

Moodle complains that you (the one trying to login as) do not have course:view permission. Are you using the default 'admin' account or any custom role definition?

I can not replicate it on my test site

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 05/Apr/07 4:14 PM That is strange, you need to have course:view permission for both accounts. Participant has it, but admin should have it too in all courses. Moodle complains that you (the one trying to login as) do not have course:view permission. Are you using the default 'admin' account or any custom role definition? I can not replicate it on my test site

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Bertold Altaner added a comment - 05/Apr/07 4:36 PM

Hi,
thanks for your help.
I reset all my roles when upgrading to 1.8. the admin-role: course:view is set to "inherit"
When I edit the admin-role like your advice (course:view "allow") everything is working - I can do the "login as".
It seems that the default-roles aren't set right, or?

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Bertold Altaner added a comment - 05/Apr/07 4:36 PM Hi, thanks for your help. I reset all my roles when upgrading to 1.8. the admin-role: course:view is set to "inherit" When I edit the admin-role like your advice (course:view "allow") everything is working - I can do the "login as". It seems that the default-roles aren't set right, or?

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 05/Apr/07 4:46 PM

The reset "resets" to legacy defaults. Did your admin account have legacy:admin?

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 05/Apr/07 4:46 PM The reset "resets" to legacy defaults. Did your admin account have legacy:admin?

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Bertold Altaner added a comment - 05/Apr/07 5:21 PM

Where do I find legacy:admin?

I only see in the roles-header:
Name: Administrator/in
Short name: admin
Description: Administrator/innen haben normalerweise alle Rechte auf der Website und in allen Kursen.
Legacy role type: LEGACY ROLE: Administrator

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Bertold Altaner added a comment - 05/Apr/07 5:21 PM Where do I find legacy:admin? I only see in the roles-header: Name: Administrator/in Short name: admin Description: Administrator/innen haben normalerweise alle Rechte auf der Website und in allen Kursen. Legacy role type: LEGACY ROLE: Administrator

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 05/Apr/07 5:30 PM

Legacy role type: LEGACY ROLE: Administrator replaced old moodle/legacy:admin in the definition. It means that your admin has a legacy admin role.
Does it have "Allow" for majority of permissions?
Or is it Inherit/Not set?
Which colum has darker background (means legacy defaults)?

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 05/Apr/07 5:30 PM Legacy role type: LEGACY ROLE: Administrator replaced old moodle/legacy:admin in the definition. It means that your admin has a legacy admin role. Does it have "Allow" for majority of permissions? Or is it Inherit/Not set? Which colum has darker background (means legacy defaults)?

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Bertold Altaner added a comment - 05/Apr/07 5:40 PM

In "view role details" admin-roles: ALL - except the following listed - are set to "allow":
moodle/course:view "inherit"
mod/assignment:submit "inherit"
mod/feedback:complete "prevent"
mod/forum:throttlingapplies "inherit"
mod/forum:initialsubscriptions "inherit"
mod/lams:participate "inherit"
mod/quiz:attempt "inherit"
mod/quiz:ignoretimelimits "inherit"
mod/scorm:skipview "inherit"
mod/workshop:participate "inherit"

Was that what you want to know?

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Bertold Altaner added a comment - 05/Apr/07 5:40 PM In "view role details" admin-roles: ALL - except the following listed - are set to "allow": moodle/course:view "inherit" mod/assignment:submit "inherit" mod/feedback:complete "prevent" mod/forum:throttlingapplies "inherit" mod/forum:initialsubscriptions "inherit" mod/lams:participate "inherit" mod/quiz:attempt "inherit" mod/quiz:ignoretimelimits "inherit" mod/scorm:skipview "inherit" mod/workshop:participate "inherit" Was that what you want to know?

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 05/Apr/07 5:58 PM

yes, thanks!

hmm, I wonder why you needed to allow course:view - the moodle/site:doanything should allow admin to go into any course - maybe there is a bug somewhere in has_capability()

thanks for the cooperation, I think I understand the problem now

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 05/Apr/07 5:58 PM yes, thanks! hmm, I wonder why you needed to allow course:view - the moodle/site:doanything should allow admin to go into any course - maybe there is a bug somewhere in has_capability() thanks for the cooperation, I think I understand the problem now

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 09/Apr/07 7:05 PM

found the bug, testing patch

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 09/Apr/07 7:05 PM found the bug, testing patch

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 09/Apr/07 7:12 PM

should be fixed in cvs,
thanks for the report!

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - 09/Apr/07 7:12 PM should be fixed in cvs, thanks for the report!

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Denis Cahalane added a comment - 17/Apr/07 11:36 PM

This bug affects 1.7 as well (I'm currently testing 1.7.2 for our site). Any chance of a fix?

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Denis Cahalane added a comment - 17/Apr/07 11:36 PM This bug affects 1.7 as well (I'm currently testing 1.7.2 for our site). Any chance of a fix?

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Michael Penney added a comment - 13/May/07 12:45 PM

"This bug affects 1.7 as well (I'm currently testing 1.7.2 for our site). Any chance of a fix?"

Setting View courses to Allow for the admin should fix this in 1.7 (it does in mine.

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Michael Penney added a comment - 13/May/07 12:45 PM "This bug affects 1.7 as well (I'm currently testing 1.7.2 for our site). Any chance of a fix?" Setting View courses to Allow for the admin should fix this in 1.7 (it does in mine

People

Assignee:

Petr Škoda (skodak)

Reporter:

Bertold Altaner

Tester:

Nobody

Participants:

Bertold Altaner, Denis Cahalane, Michael Penney, Petr Škoda (skodak)

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Dates

Created:

05/Apr/07 3:29 PM

Updated:

17/Dec/10 1:15 PM

Resolved:

09/Apr/07 7:12 PM