Unable to set password for admin user during installation

Unable to set password for admin user during installation

by Craig R Morton -
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Hi,

I am attempting to install Moodle for the first time locally.

I have an environment setup, however I seem to be stuck at the stage of configuring the admin user at https://moodle.dev/user/editadvanced.php

I have tried changing the admin username and various passwords such as "CRMmo0dle-", which I believe meets the requirements.

My development environment is setup to use HTTPS, so I don't know if this is an issue - although I have managed to get through the rest of the installation process.

I don't see any errors, I just get redirected back to the page with a bunch of Mixed Content errors in Firebug (it seems Firefox doesn't permanently disable protection)

I am using/setting up MOODLE_27_STABLE.

Many thanks,

Craig.



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In reply to Craig R Morton

Re: Unable to set password for admin user during installation

by Howard Miller -
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Well... you could try reverting to http and see if it makes any difference. 

I would also try enabling Debugging (you'll need to add the debugging lines from config-dist.php into config.php) and try again. You may get some additional messages. 

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Re: Unable to set password for admin user during installation

by Ken Task -
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What does 'a bunch of Mixed Content errors' look like?   http:// and https://

The certificate for the local domain (.dev) can't be a valid cert.  It's got to be self-signed.   Can't register with a CA a .dev server to acquire a valid certificate.   First time you accessed it via FireFox, FireFox should have complained about the certificate and you had to override/accept the cert (being self-signed and not trusted).

Do turn on debugging as Howard has suggested.

And, how is the hostname moodle.dev resolved?   DNS internal to your network, or via /etc/hosts (Linux/MacOSX) or similar in Windows?

'spirit of sharing', Ken

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