Direct url for specific user possible?

Direct url for specific user possible?

by Jason Hollowell -
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Dear all,

I would like to be able to provide a user with a url that directs him/her to a login page such that the user only needs to enter their password. I'm envisioning something where the user is provided with a link that includes either their username (or userid - more preferable) and they are then simply prompted to enter a password. The password will be predetermined and they will have the password but be prompted to change it upon first login. The link I am envisioning will be provided via a QR code.

Something like this --> www.mymoodle.com/login/userid=1234

I found user key authentication which seems close to what I am envisioning but not quite...or maybe I can make it work...? I have not yet installed and experimented with it.

Any advice/suggestions will be appreciated.

Jason

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Re: Direct url for specific user possible?

by Howard Miller -
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I can't immediately think of a way... it would need a custom development. It wouldn't be an especially difficult thing to put together for a Moodle dev with a bit of experience.
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Re: Direct url for specific user possible?

by Jason Hollowell -
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Thanks Howard. I was thinking the same thing. I have some funding for this project so I will look into getting something developed.

Jason
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Re: Direct url for specific user possible?

by Justin Hunt -
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Hi Jason, we made something like this. It works pretty well. But its for users who already are on the system.
You choose them from a dropdown and send them a link that if clicked logs them in and sends them to the activity in question. You could probably make it work if the user had a "force password reset " flag on their account.

I have a doc on it somewhere I will mail it to you

**edit** I don't seem to have the doc at hand but here is a screenshot:

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