Hi Tony, I think for now we will avoid sending mail from the server. I hacked the auth module to bypass the email validation.
Thanks, Tarun > > Tarun, > you bring up a good point. What do we need to do to activate an email > service on the XS server to allow this for moodle registrations? > > > *Tony Pearson* > Senior Storage Consultant, IBM System Storage™ > Telephone: +1 520-799-4309 | tie 321-4309 | Cell: +1 520 990-8669 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | GSA: http://tucgsa.ibm.com/~tpearson > Blog: _http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/InsideSystemStorage_ > AKA: 990tony Paravane, eightbar specialist > > > > > > > > *Tarun Pondicherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > > 08/14/2008 09:20 AM > > > To > Pablo Flores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc > Greg Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tony Pearson/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], marcel r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Said Ramirez > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Samuel Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > server-devel@lists.laptop.org > Subject > Re: Testing EduBlog > > > > > > > > > > Hi Pablo, > > Yes! It works now with the right link! (I had used the link of > > EduBlog_Instructions). > Great! > > Did you have a chance to look at the modified blog creation interface? > I moved the settings into that page so teachers can directly link their > own Blogger.com blogs rather than having an admin configuring the blogs > for them. I think this is easier to use. However, we can revert to the > other version if you disagree. > > I could post well from th XO this way. 2 comments: > > - The cursor does not appear in the text area when writing the body. > > - It's not possible to handle the size of the image... However, this > > could wait for version 2 ;-) > Looking into it. > > Now, let's talk about the user management. > > With my new user pflores I could login, then it asked me if I am sure > > to enroll to the course, y clicked Yes and it appears a banner: > > "Sorry, but you do not currently have permissions to do that (Manage > > activities)". I posted a screenshot of this in my new blog (blog > > creado desde XO > > > <http://edublog.venango.org/test/EduBlog/moodle/mod/oublog/view.php?id=15>). > > > When I hit "Continue" it takes me back to the home page. > Were you trying to post to a blog or create a new blog? When you enrol > you are by default a student so you can post to blogs and view them but > not make new ones. I tested creating a new account and these links > work. To create a new blog, an admin needs to set your account to a > teacher level. > > How do you envision the ideal process for user registration for our > test? (I think when fully completed and installed on the XS, Moodle > will authenticate based on the MAC address of the XO) > > The other question is: How will children create their own account if > > it needs an administrator approval? It might become a bit > > impractical... Maybe it's better not needing the approval, and if > > there is some trouble, the admin can delete unwanted users, what you > > think? > Moodle gives us several authentication options. I will try to implement > what you are suggesting as an auth module. Students can just register > without any confirmation. Also, email based registration won't work > because as far as I know, the XS does not have an email service. > > Thanks, > Tarun > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:01 PM, Tarun Pondicherry > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > Hi Pablo, > > > > I realized that the links on the homepage were pointing to the old > > pages. I updates the links at wiki.laptop.org/go/EduBlog > > <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EduBlog>. Please let me know if that > > resolves the first issue you mentioned. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Tarun > > > > Pablo Flores wrote: > > > > Hi Tarun. > > > > I'm afraid some things in EduBlog are not working as they > > should when working in an XO. > > > > I downloaded the last BrowseNew, which has the new homepage, > > that is ok. When I go to the "Create new blog" link > > > (http://edublog.venango.org/test/EduBlog/moodle/course/modedit.php?add=oublog&type=&course=3§ion=0&return=0 > > > <http://edublog.venango.org/test/EduBlog/moodle/course/modedit.php?add=oublog&type=&course=3§ion=0&return=0> > > > <http://edublog.venango.org/test/EduBlog/moodle/course/modedit.php?add=oublog&type=&course=3§ion=0&return=0 > > > <http://edublog.venango.org/test/EduBlog/moodle/course/modedit.php?add=oublog&type=&course=3§ion=0&return=0>>), > > it takes me to the moodle login in spanish, so far so good. > > > > > > Then if I try to login with the user teacher, it takes me to > > an error message that says: "This course doesn't exist", and a > > "Continue" button. When I press it, it goes back to the home > > page. The same happens if I login with the user teacheres. If > > then I go again to the "Create new blog" link, I can see the > > courses page, but it's not possible to create a new course, > > there is no link or option for this. > > > > Another problem I found trying to create a new user: I could > > fill in the registration form, but it never sends me the > > confirmation email, so I can't finish the process. > > > > Other strange behaviour in the XO, is that the "logout" option > > never appears in the top-right of the page. > > > > I'll try to go on testing, but so far the administration is > > not working from the XO... > > > > Saludos, > > Pablo Flores > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Tarun Pondicherry > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: > > > > Hi Pablo, > > > > The version downloadable from: > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EduBlog_Instructions under the > > heading > > "For Those with Build 656" has the new homepage. Please > let me > > know if it works. > > > > About, the lang settings, when you go to any of the pages it > > should be spanish (assuming your xo is using the spanish > > localization). If that does not work, then I will force the > > setting to spanish and not try to detect the localization. > > > > About multiple users, I was thinking that in a real > school each > > teachers and students have their own account. Then, they > > can do > > concurrent things without issues. My concern is that for > > the test > > it looks like we are going to use the same user account for > > everyone which can cause problems. If we can create > > separate user > > accounts for all the teachers and students testing, that > > would be > > ideal. > > > > Thanks for taking the time to test this stuff out. > > > > Tarun > > > > Hi Tarun! > > Thanks for the great work you are doing! > > > > See comments below. > > > > Saludos, > > Pablo Flores > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Tarun Pondicherry > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>> wrote: > > > > Hi Pablo, > > > > I tried to address most of these concerns in the > updated > > version. > > Please let me know if I got the attempted fixes > right. > > > > > > I'll try to take some time this afternoon to test the > > system. > > What I found with the previous version is that BrowseNew > > didn't change its homepage. I talked with Greg that it > > would > > be very simplifying for teachers and children to make > > BrowseNew go straight to > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/EduBlog, a > > page I will get some time to finish with the > > instructions to > > start to work. Would it be possible to change this? > > > > > > > > I'm also thinking about how to configure the language. > > Currently, > > it detects if the Browser is es or en and bases its > > setting on > > that. We could also change it to force es not > > matter what. > > Which > > do you think is better? > > > > For us, both possibilities are good if they work well ;-) > > > > > > > > Another concern I have is that if testers login at > > the same > > time > > with the same username, it may break things. Is this > > something to > > worry about, or will the system be tested by one > > person at > > a time? > > > > Well, this may be a real problem working in a real > > school. The > > normal workflow is that the teacher proposes something > > to work > > in and blog about it, then children start to work > > altogether.... what problems may happen? > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
