I read the moodle user:update document. The Manager supposed to have the update user profile permission.
I have assigned a user with Manager systemwide role.
I checked on the Manager role on moodle/user:update, it is set to Allow.
I checked on the user permisson, moodle/user:update is set to No
The user is inheriting the following roles.
Can someone give me a clue? or is there any tools I can use to debug which rules override the status?
Thanks.
What version of Moodle are you on?
There's a bug where manager's cannot edit a user's preferences in Moodle 2.9
It has been fixed and just passed testing so will be released on friday. https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-50917
We are using Moodle 2.8.3+ (Build: 20150205).
Are there any quick fix?
If I would like to upgrade. Do I have to upgrade in sequence or I can just upgrade to 2.9.2+?
Ya, I know it doesn't solve my problem, just in case if the new release is out a week later and I know what to do.
Inside the Notification.
Moodle 2.8.8+ (Build: 20150918) Version 2014111008.01 Stable version Download More info...
Moodle 2.9.2+ (Build: 20150918) Version 2015051102.01 Stable version Download More info...
You can upgrade straight to 2.9.2, but if you are on 2.8.2 you shouldn't be experiencing this bug.
Could you explain specifically what's happening? Note that a manager has to be assigned on a system context to be able to edit a user's preferences (if they are a manager on the course context, they technically aren't a manager on any user contexts. System context means they will be a manager everywhere)
A user is given the Manager (default installed role) permission system wide.
But he is not able to edit/update except delete users profile in the "Browse list of users".
All screens attached.
The screen form browse user list attached.
The page that you are showing for edit profiles is not the correct screen. The delete button is for deleting the enrollment not editing user details. Click on a user and then see if they can get to Edit Profile from there.
I am very sure its from the Site Administration.
Good point - I have Manager rights at system level when I set it up (after hearing from another college in our area that they used it for day-to-day administration as it was less likely to break system settings).
Is this bug only for clean installs? As on our (upgraded from 2.5, via 2.7 and 2.8) 2.9.1 live system I have had no problems editing users' profiles since we upgraded 2 months ago.
its an upgrade from 2.7.
If I login as the original admin which is created during installation, it works fine.
bump
Looking at your screenshots this is definitely a bug (and it's a different bug to the one I first thought). Is there anything else you did to the permissions settings at all that might be slightly related?
I am unable to reproduce the problem you are having.
Not that I am aware of. Let me plan to do upgrade and see the whether the bug goes away.
Thanks for everyone help.
