[Building Sakai] Guest users promoted to student roles

[David Horwitz]

Hi Fatima,

This can easily be done by:

- editing to the Sakai users eid (their login name to match the new name)
- changing the user type to match your student type.

D
On 11/21/2012 04:12 PM, Fatima Rahiman wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> In anticipation of the registration fiasco whereby student  
> registrations  are  delayed for  various reason ie. Travel visas etc. 
> we ‘ve had to accommodate for  guest user accounts on our SAKAI  
> system, which allows a student a access to course(so as to not 
> compromise their  tuition time as they await  their documentation 
> finalisations etc) .These accounts then expire  after a certain period 
> once their registration are finalised with the guest user changing to 
> that of a student.
>
> We now need to migrate their guest user profile to  that  of a 
> registered student and ensure that any activity that the student has 
> engaged in online is also migrated(i.e discussions, assignments 
> submitted  etc).
>
> Has anyone had the need to do something like this and would it be 
> possible to share your  customisations with us please?
>
> As always…. thanks in advance !
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