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Moodle E-Learning Course Development

By : William Rice, William Rice
Book Image

Moodle E-Learning Course Development

By: William Rice, William Rice

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Moodle E-Learning Course Development Third Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
8
Evaluating Students with Quizzes
10
Collaborating with Wikis and Glossaries
Index

Installation step 7 – create the administrative user


The admin user has the ultimate power on your Moodle site. This user can do anything on the site, including creating other users. When you enter the details for this user, keep them in a safe place! The fields in red in the following screenshot are required. All others are optional:

Tip

Oh no! I forgot the password to my Admin user!

Don't panic! There are ways to deal with the loss of your admin user's password. You can still get it back, if you can get to the Moodle database. The frequently asked questions page on the Moodle website will tell you more: https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Administration_FAQ#I_have_forgotten_the_admin_password

After filling in the required details for the admin user, scroll down and save your work. The install routine will advance to the next step.