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Check System Permissions function seems a bit useless

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  • Testing Instructions:
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    Try this in various contexts.

    1. Go to Settings -> Users -> Permissions -> Check permission (that is the location on a course page, it is slightly different in system / categories / modules).

    2. Select a user (you should probably try this for various different users).

    3. Verify that, at the top of the summary of the user's permissions, it shows all the user's roles in this context or parent contexts, including 'authenticated user', 'front page role', etc.

    4. Role should be shown with a link to view the role definition of that role (if you have permissions to do that) and with a link that takes you to the context in question.

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    Try this in various contexts. 1. Go to Settings -> Users -> Permissions -> Check permission (that is the location on a course page, it is slightly different in system / categories / modules). 2. Select a user (you should probably try this for various different users). 3. Verify that, at the top of the summary of the user's permissions, it shows all the user's roles in this context or parent contexts, including 'authenticated user', 'front page role', etc. 4. Role should be shown with a link to view the role definition of that role (if you have permissions to do that) and with a link that takes you to the context in question.
  • Affected Branches:
    MOODLE_20_STABLE, MOODLE_21_STABLE
  • Fixed Branches:
    MOODLE_22_STABLE, MOODLE_23_STABLE
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Description

Surely "Check System Permissions" would be much more use if it showed what roles a user was assigned to? Even the title is wrong - it shows a list of capabilities. 99 times out of 100 any role problems come down to having forgotten about assigning a user in some strange context. This is only going to half help with this. Ideally it should show both the capabilities and a simple list of role assignments for that user.

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Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-8249 Localised standard role names and descriptions

  • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are closed should not be reopened.

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Tim Hunt added a comment -

Petr, this looks like your sort of thing, which is why I am asking you to peer-review. However, if you are too busy, feel free to shunt it over to Moodle HQ.

I am not sure if the new methods I added to accesslib.php are really a good idea, but they seemed like generally useful methods, which is why I put them there.

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Tim Hunt added a comment - Petr, this looks like your sort of thing, which is why I am asking you to peer-review. However, if you are too busy, feel free to shunt it over to Moodle HQ. I am not sure if the new methods I added to accesslib.php are really a good idea, but they seemed like generally useful methods, which is why I put them there.
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Tim Hunt added a comment -

I just posted about this in the roles forum, to warn people about the proposed change: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=206416

Since this is a new feature, it really ought to be 2.4 only. However, I bet a lot of people, OU included, would like this in 2.2+.

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Tim Hunt added a comment - I just posted about this in the roles forum, to warn people about the proposed change: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=206416 Since this is a new feature, it really ought to be 2.4 only. However, I bet a lot of people, OU included, would like this in 2.2+.
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Petr Škoda added a comment - - edited

Hi, I agree this report should be improved, listing of "effective" roles is good idea (that is roles in current context, parents and implicit roles). In any case I think we should start implementing any role related changes after MDL-8249. Thanks for the report and +1 after MDL-8249 lands.

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Petr Škoda added a comment - - edited Hi, I agree this report should be improved, listing of "effective" roles is good idea (that is roles in current context, parents and implicit roles). In any case I think we should start implementing any role related changes after MDL-8249 . Thanks for the report and +1 after MDL-8249 lands.
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Tim Hunt added a comment -

Ah, I had forgotten MDL-8249 was up in the air. I will rebase once it has landed.

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Tim Hunt added a comment - Ah, I had forgotten MDL-8249 was up in the air. I will rebase once it has landed.
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Tim Hunt added a comment -

OK, rebased and submitting for integration.

Since this is a new feature, one could argue that it should be 2.4-only.

On the other hand, this is so bloody useful, and the UI change is hardly likely to confuse anyone, so I think it should go into all supported branches, hence I made commits for each stable branch.

I will respect the decision of the integrators about this.

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Tim Hunt added a comment - OK, rebased and submitting for integration. Since this is a new feature, one could argue that it should be 2.4-only. On the other hand, this is so bloody useful, and the UI change is hardly likely to confuse anyone, so I think it should go into all supported branches, hence I made commits for each stable branch. I will respect the decision of the integrators about this.
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Tim Hunt added a comment -

Docs need to be added at the other end of the Documentation link I gave. We need to wait and see which branches will need the change.

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Tim Hunt added a comment - Docs need to be added at the other end of the Documentation link I gave. We need to wait and see which branches will need the change.
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Mary Cooch added a comment -

I like this one

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Mary Cooch added a comment - I like this one
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Ben Reynolds added a comment -

Me, too, Moodlefairy.

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Ben Reynolds added a comment - Me, too, Moodlefairy.
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Martin Dougiamas added a comment -

+1 for stable as well, back to 2.2.

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Martin Dougiamas added a comment - +1 for stable as well, back to 2.2.
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Dan Poltawski added a comment -

Integrated to 22, 23 and master.

Thanks Tim!

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Dan Poltawski added a comment - Integrated to 22, 23 and master. Thanks Tim!
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Adrian Greeve added a comment -

Tested in 2.1, 2.2, and master
I assigned users multiple roles (student, teacher, manager, non-editing teacher) which all show up on the permission page.
All the links lead to the appropriate pages.
No problems encountered.
Test passed

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Adrian Greeve added a comment - Tested in 2.1, 2.2, and master I assigned users multiple roles (student, teacher, manager, non-editing teacher) which all show up on the permission page. All the links lead to the appropriate pages. No problems encountered. Test passed
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Dan Poltawski added a comment -

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Congratulations

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You've made into Moodle

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I would like to personally thank you for this contribution on behalf of all Moodle users throughout the world.

cheers!

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Dan Poltawski added a comment - * Notice *: Undefined variable: friendlyintegrator in /Users/danp/git/tokenintegrationthanks.php on line 26 Congratulations {tracker.user.name} ! You've made into Moodle {tracker.fixversion-1} + I would like to personally thank you for this contribution on behalf of all Moodle users throughout the world. cheers! {tracker.friendlyintegrator}
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Helen Foster added a comment -

Documentation plus updated screenshot added to http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/Permissions and http://docs.moodle.org/22/en/Permissions

Thanks Tim

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Helen Foster added a comment - Documentation plus updated screenshot added to http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/Permissions and http://docs.moodle.org/22/en/Permissions Thanks Tim

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