LDAP Successfull but not all users created

LDAP Successfull but not all users created

by Vijay Shrinivas -
Number of replies: 5

I was able to successfully configure ldap and our users are now able to login into moodle using their AD.


however, I am able to see only the users who have logged in under the Site Administration --> Users--> Browse List of user


1. Is there a way where I can upload all users in the LDAP into moodle in one go. So that I can create cohorts and enrol users for course sin bulk/

2. or Should I have to wait for every user to login at least once before I enrol them ( please ignore my ignorance)


Ideally, I would like to have all the users into moodle from LDAP so that I can create cohorts and assign courses to them, before they log into moodle for the first time.


any help or suggestion much appreciated.

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Re: LDAP Successfull but not all users created

by John Okely -

This can be done by running the sync users script:

php auth/ldap/cli/sync_users.php

This will become more user friendly when 3.0 is released

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Re: LDAP Successfull but not all users created

by Vijay Shrinivas -

Thank you. 

I am newbie, can you tell me how to run the script on windows server. I tried running it on powershell using admin right, But am getting an error.

Would appreciate if you can tell me steps. Sorry to bother you

Thanks in advance.


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Re: LDAP Successfull but not all users created

by John Okely -

Sure, what error are you getting?

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Re: LDAP Successfull but not all users created

by Sam Stevens -

If you are on windows then that command won't work

You need to make your own variant of

[full path to php install]\php.exe -f "[full path to moodle diectory]\auth\ldap\cli\sync_users.php"

which can then be scheduled as a task for every night or whenever you want to pull new users across.

So if PHP is installed in c:\php and moodle in c:\moodle then the command would be 

c:\php\php.exe -f "c:\moodle\auth\ldap\cli\sync_users.php"


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