[Xerte] Re: security

Wed Aug 31 14:09:07 BST 2011

Hello
Thanks for all your advice so far. IT staff are currently checking the ldap server settings as advised so here's hoping???
Thanks

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-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
Sent: 31 August 2011 10:29
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: security

I'd guess demo.txt was renamed to be index.php

Could you send a copy of your index.php to the list (feel free to remove any sensitive data from it)

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> wrote:
> When you visit your toolkits install address e.g.
> http://yourinstall/toolkits do you have to login?
>
> If not it sounds like toolkits has been installed without ldap
> authentication. If this is the case you need to get the IT Team to
> read the install guide and follow the instructions for using ldap.
>
> HTH
> Ron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Harding,
> Julie
> Sent: 31 August 2011 08:43
> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: security
>
> No Moodle 1.9.2,  and yes more than one person can access the area
> where the learning objects are created/stored. A colleague is working
> on one that I created and set off for her and without sharing it she
> can access and edit it? Am I doing something wrong? The techie bits I
> will have to pass onto to our IT Support staff as I don't have access
> to the network/servers. We don't have guest log in just our network login?
> Thanks
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> Julie Harding
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> The Oldham College
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> Julie.Harding at oldham.ac.uk
> www.oldham.ac.uk
> www.oldhambusinesscentre.co.uk
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
> Sent: 30 August 2011 19:07
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: security
>
> Something like that sounds likely - just trying to work out where the
> authentication is (also - moodle 2?)
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Ron Mitchell
> <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> If the moodlepatch is being used that definitely won't allow everyone
>> to see the same workspace unless they are logging into moodle with
>> the same account e.g. guest account. It sounds more like XOT has been
>> installed and then demo.txt used as the default page?
>>
>>
>>
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat
>> Lockley
>> Sent: 30 August 2011 17:00
>> To: Xerte discussion list
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: security
>>
>>
>>
>> Ok,
>>
>>
>>
>> So you're using XOT with the moodle patch and when you have a link to
>> http://yourinstall/toolkits - other people can see your projects? On
>> different computers? At the same time?
>>
>>
>>
>> Pat
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Harding, Julie
>> <Julie.Harding at oldham.ac.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Error! Filename not specified.
>>
>> Hello
>>
>>
>>
>> As I am the person using Xerte here in college I have a 'favourites tab'
>> link directly to the xertetoolkits link  on the Moodle server. I have
>> recently delivered training to another member of staff who also has
>> the same saved link as I do. We realised that anyone can actually
>> just look at this link and access the same area including all the
>> learning objects I am creating which is slightly worrying. Does
>> anyone have any security added to their weblinks to avoid
>> staff/students accessing the learning objects and potentially
>> editing/deleting them that they could
> share with me?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
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>> Julie Harding
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>> The Oldham College
>> Error! Filename not specified.0161 785 4106 Error! Filename not
>> specified.Julie.Harding at oldham.ac.uk
>> Error! Filename not specified.www.oldham.ac.uk Error! Filename not
>> specified.www.oldhambusinesscentre.co.uk
>> Error! Filename not specified.
>>
>>
>>
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