Google Apps
This help file provides brief overview of the different features of the Google Apps block.
Table of contents:
The Status tab provides feedback on whether or not Moodle can connect to
Google Apps using the credentials provided in Site Administration > Modules
> Blocks > Google Apps. The credentials are the values entered for
username, password and domain.
The
Users being synced tab provides an interface to view all the users
that are currently being synchronized to Google Apps. Here, you can also review the
last time an account was synchronized to Google Apps and the status of the account
synchronization. Synchronization takes place according to the cron settings
found in
Site Administration > Modules > Blocks > Google Apps.
Synchronization rules:
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If a user has been deleted in Moodle or has been
removed from the synchronization process, then delete
the user's account in Google Apps.
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If a user has had their username renamed in Moodle then
delete the old account using the old username from Google
Apps and create a new account in Google Apps with the new
Moodle username.
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If a user does not have an account in Google Apps
with their Moodle username, then create it.
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Do not allow duplicate usernames to be used for
users in Google Apps and in Moodle.
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If the Moodle user has an account in Google Apps then
check first name, last name and password for changes
in Moodle, then update Google Apps if necessary.
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The password shared by Moodle and Google Apps must
be at least 6 characters in length. Please use
Site Administration > Security > Site policies
to turn on Password Policy and set Password Length to 6
or more characters.
The Add users to sync tab provides an interface to bulk add users
to the Moodle to Google Apps synchronization.