Opencast webservice user has to accept the Moodle user policy before it can be used

[abias]

https://docs.opencast.org/develop/admin/configuration/security.user.moodle/ tells us how to create the Opencast API webservice user in Moodle.

It has to be noted that if you have a user policy enabled in your Moodle instance, the Opencast webservice has to log in at least once into Moodle and has to accept the user policy. Otherwise, Opencast won't be allowed to use it to connect to Moodle.

I think this note should be added to the Opencast documentation. But I am unsure if it might be possible to create a webservice user in Moodle who doesn't not have to accept the user policy.

Thus, this has to be evaluated on the Moodle side first (that's why I am posting it here and not on opencast.jira.com).

[TamaraGunkel]

Hey,
do think this is still relevant since it's two years old? I've never configured the Opencast webservice so I don't know anything about the problems that can arise there...

[mwuttke]

Hello @TamaraGunkel,

I think this issue is (still) relevant if your Moodle Side use a webservice user and the user policy is activated. I tested this issue successfully on the first of April this year and some users who worked that day, thought this was an April Fool's joke. ;-)

Thanks & Greetings,
Michael

[dahrens]

We stumbled upon this a few month ago as well.

IMO moodle should not enforce the user policy for users which have the special auth type "Webservice". Enhancing the docs would be nice anyways. PRs on https://github.com/Opencast-Moodle/documentation are the way to go?