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auth_plugin_ldap Class Reference

LDAP authentication plugin. More...

Inheritance diagram for auth_plugin_ldap:
auth_plugin_base auth_plugin_cas

Public Member Functions

 __construct ()
 Constructor with initialisation.
 
 auth_plugin_ldap ()
 Old syntax of class constructor.
 
 can_be_manually_set ()
 Returns true if plugin can be manually set.
 
 can_change_password ()
 Returns true if this authentication plugin can change the user's password.
 
 can_confirm ()
 Returns true if plugin allows confirming of new users.
 
 can_edit_profile ()
 Returns true if this authentication plugin can edit the users' profile.
 
 can_reset_password ()
 Returns true if plugin allows resetting of password from moodle.
 
 can_signup ()
 Returns true if plugin allows signup and user creation.
 
 change_password_url ()
 Returns the URL for changing the user's password, or empty if the default can be used.
 
 config_form ($config, $err, $user_fields)
 Prints a form for configuring this authentication plugin.
 
 edit_profile_url ()
 Returns the URL for editing the users' profile, or empty if the default URL can be used.
 
 find_cli_user ()
 Identify a Moodle account on the CLI.
 
 get_custom_user_profile_fields ()
 Return custom user profile fields.
 
 get_description ()
 Get the auth description (from core or own auth lang files)
 
 get_extrauserinfo ()
 Returns extra user information.
 
 get_password_change_info (stdClass $user)
 Returns information on how the specified user can change their password.
 
 get_title ()
 Return the properly translated human-friendly title of this auth plugin.
 
 get_userinfo ($username)
 Reads user information from ldap and returns it in array()
 
 get_userinfo_asobj ($username)
 Reads user information from ldap and returns it in an object.
 
 get_userlist ()
 Returns all usernames from LDAP.
 
 ignore_timeout_hook ($user, $sid, $timecreated, $timemodified)
 Hook called before timing out of database session.
 
 init_plugin ($authtype)
 Init plugin config from database settings depending on the plugin auth type.
 
 is_captcha_enabled ()
 Returns whether or not the captcha element is enabled.
 
 is_configured ()
 Returns false if this plugin is enabled but not configured.
 
 is_internal ()
 Returns true if this authentication plugin is 'internal'.
 
 is_synchronised_with_external ()
 Indicates if moodle should automatically update internal user records with data from external sources using the information from get_userinfo() method.
 
 iscreator ($username)
 Returns true if user should be coursecreator.
 
 ldap_attributes ()
 Returns user attribute mappings between moodle and LDAP.
 
 ldap_bulk_insert ($username)
 Bulk insert in SQL's temp table.
 
 ldap_close ($force=false)
 Disconnects from a LDAP server.
 
 ldap_connect ()
 Connect to the LDAP server, using the plugin configured settings.
 
 ldap_expirationtime2unix ($time, $ldapconnection, $user_dn)
 Take expirationtime and return it as unix timestamp in seconds.
 
 ldap_find_userdn ($ldapconnection, $extusername)
 Search specified contexts for username and return the user dn like: cn=username,ou=suborg,o=org.
 
 ldap_get_ad_pwdexpire ($pwdlastset, $ldapconn, $user_dn)
 Get password expiration time for a given user from Active Directory.
 
 ldap_get_userlist ($filter=' *')
 Returns all usernames from LDAP.
 
 ldap_unix2expirationtime ($time)
 Takes unix timestamp and returns it formated for storing in LDAP.
 
 loginpage_hook ()
 Will get called before the login page is shownr.
 
 loginpage_idp_list ($wantsurl)
 Returns a list of potential IdPs that this authentication plugin supports.
 
object logoutpage_hook ()
 Hook for overriding behaviour of logout page.
 
 ntlmsso_finish ()
 Find the session set by ntlmsso_magic(), validate it and call authenticate_user_login() to authenticate the user through the auth machinery.
 
 ntlmsso_magic ($sesskey)
 To be called from a page running under NTLM's "Integrated Windows Authentication".
 
 password_expire ($username)
 Return number of days to user password expires.
 
 postlogout_hook ($user)
 Post logout hook.
 
 pre_loginpage_hook ()
 Hook for overriding behaviour before going to the login page.
 
 pre_user_login_hook (&$user)
 Pre user_login hook.
 
object prelogout_hook ()
 Pre logout hook.
 
 prevent_local_passwords ()
 Indicates if password hashes should be stored in local moodle database.
 
 process_config ($config)
 Processes and stores configuration data for this authentication plugin.
 
 set_extrauserinfo (array $values)
 Set extra user information.
 
 signup_form ()
 Return a form to capture user details for account creation.
 
 sync_roles ($user)
 Sync roles for this user.
 
 sync_users ($doupdates=true)
 Synchronise users from the external LDAP server to Moodle's user table.
 
 sync_users_update_callback (?callable $updatecallback=null)
 Synchronise users from the external LDAP server to Moodle's user table (callback).
 
 test_settings ()
 Test if settings are correct, print info to output.
 
 update_users (array $users, array $updatekeys)
 Update users from the external LDAP server into Moodle's user table.
 
 user_activate ($username)
 Activates (enables) user in external LDAP so user can login.
 
 user_authenticated_hook (&$user, $username, $password)
 Post authentication hook.
 
 user_confirm ($username, $confirmsecret)
 Confirm the new user as registered.
 
 user_create ($userobject, $plainpass)
 Creates a new user on LDAP.
 
 user_delete ($olduser)
 User delete requested - internal user record is mared as deleted already, username not present anymore.
 
 user_exists ($username)
 Checks if user exists on LDAP.
 
 user_login ($username, $password)
 Returns true if the username and password work and false if they are wrong or don't exist.
 
 user_signup ($user, $notify=true)
 Sign up a new user ready for confirmation.
 
 user_update ($olduser, $newuser)
 Called when the user record is updated.
 
 user_update_password ($user, $newpassword)
 Changes userpassword in LDAP.
 
 validate_form ($form, &$err)
 A chance to validate form data, and last chance to do stuff before it is inserted in config_plugin.
 

Static Public Member Functions

static find_cli_admin_user ()
 Find an OS level admin Moodle user account.
 
static get_enabled_auth_plugin_classes ()
 Returns the enabled auth plugins.
 
static get_identity_providers ($authsequence)
 Return the list of enabled identity providers.
 
static login_cli_admin_user ()
 Find and login as an OS level admin Moodle user account.
 
static prepare_identity_providers_for_output ($identityproviders, renderer_base $output)
 Prepare a list of identity providers for output.
 

Public Attributes

string $authtype
 Authentication plugin type - the same as db field.
 
object $config
 The configuration details for the plugin.
 
string $pluginconfig
 
array $userfields = core_user::AUTHSYNCFIELDS
 

Protected Member Functions

 get_ntlm_remote_user ($remoteuser)
 When using NTLM SSO, the format of the remote username we get in $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] may vary, depending on where from and how the web server gets the data.
 
 get_profile_keys ($fetchall=false)
 Get the list of profile fields.
 
 is_user_suspended ($user)
 Check if a user is suspended.
 
 ldap_ad_pwdexpired_from_diagmsg ($diagmsg)
 Check if the diagnostic message for the LDAP login error tells us that the login is denied because the user password has expired or the password needs to be changed on first login (using interactive SMB/Windows logins, not LDAP logins).
 
 update_user_record ($username, $updatekeys=false, $triggerevent=false, $suspenduser=false)
 Update a local user record from an external source.
 

Protected Attributes

string $errorlogtag = ''
 The tag we want to prepend to any error log messages.
 
array $extrauserinfo = []
 Stores extra information available to the logged in event.
 
LDAP Connection $ldapconnection
 LDAP connection.
 
int $ldapconns = 0
 
string $roleauth
 

Detailed Description

LDAP authentication plugin.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ __construct()

auth_plugin_ldap::__construct ( )

Constructor with initialisation.

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

Member Function Documentation

◆ auth_plugin_ldap()

auth_plugin_ldap::auth_plugin_ldap ( )

Old syntax of class constructor.

Deprecated in PHP7.

Deprecated
since Moodle 3.1

◆ can_be_manually_set()

auth_plugin_ldap::can_be_manually_set ( )

Returns true if plugin can be manually set.

Return values
bool

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ can_change_password()

auth_plugin_ldap::can_change_password ( )

Returns true if this authentication plugin can change the user's password.

Return values
bool

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ can_confirm()

auth_plugin_ldap::can_confirm ( )

Returns true if plugin allows confirming of new users.

Return values
bool

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ can_edit_profile()

auth_plugin_base::can_edit_profile ( )
inherited

Returns true if this authentication plugin can edit the users' profile.

Return values
bool

◆ can_reset_password()

auth_plugin_ldap::can_reset_password ( )

Returns true if plugin allows resetting of password from moodle.

Return values
bool

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ can_signup()

auth_plugin_ldap::can_signup ( )

Returns true if plugin allows signup and user creation.

Return values
bool

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ change_password_url()

auth_plugin_ldap::change_password_url ( )

Returns the URL for changing the user's password, or empty if the default can be used.

Return values
moodle_url

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ config_form()

auth_plugin_base::config_form ( $config,
$err,
$user_fields )
inherited

Prints a form for configuring this authentication plugin.

This function is called from admin/auth.php, and outputs a full page with a form for configuring this plugin.

Parameters
object$config
object$err
array$user_fields
Deprecated
since Moodle 3.3

◆ edit_profile_url()

auth_plugin_base::edit_profile_url ( )
inherited

Returns the URL for editing the users' profile, or empty if the default URL can be used.

This method is used if can_edit_profile() returns true. This method is called only when user is logged in, it may use global $USER.

Return values
?moodle_urlurl of the profile page or null if standard used

◆ find_cli_admin_user()

static auth_plugin_base::find_cli_admin_user ( )
staticinherited

Find an OS level admin Moodle user account.

Used when running CLI scripts. Only accounts which are site admin will be accepted.

Return values
null|stdClassAdmin user record if found

◆ find_cli_user()

auth_plugin_base::find_cli_user ( )
inherited

Identify a Moodle account on the CLI.

For example a plugin might use posix_geteuid and posix_getpwuid to find the username of the OS level user and then match that against Moodle user accounts.

Return values
null|stdClassUser user record if found

◆ get_custom_user_profile_fields()

auth_plugin_base::get_custom_user_profile_fields ( )
inherited

Return custom user profile fields.

Return values
arraylist of custom fields.

◆ get_description()

auth_plugin_base::get_description ( )
inherited

Get the auth description (from core or own auth lang files)

Return values
stringThe description

◆ get_enabled_auth_plugin_classes()

static auth_plugin_base::get_enabled_auth_plugin_classes ( )
staticinherited

Returns the enabled auth plugins.

Return values
arrayof plugin classes

◆ get_extrauserinfo()

auth_plugin_base::get_extrauserinfo ( )
inherited

Returns extra user information.

Return values
arrayAn array of keys and values

◆ get_identity_providers()

static auth_plugin_base::get_identity_providers ( $authsequence)
staticinherited

Return the list of enabled identity providers.

Each identity provider data contains the keys url, name and iconurl (or icon). See the documentation of auth_plugin_base::loginpage_idp_list() for detailed description of the returned structure.

Parameters
array$authsequencesite's auth sequence (list of auth plugins ordered)
Return values
arrayList of arrays describing the identity providers

◆ get_ntlm_remote_user()

auth_plugin_ldap::get_ntlm_remote_user ( $remoteuser)
protected

When using NTLM SSO, the format of the remote username we get in $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] may vary, depending on where from and how the web server gets the data.

So we let the admin configure the format using two place holders (domain% and username%). This function tries to extract the username (stripping the domain part and any separators if they are present) from the value present in $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'], using the configured format.

Parameters
string$remoteuserThe value from $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] (converted to UTF-8)
Return values
stringThe remote username (without domain part or separators). Empty string if we can't extract the username.

◆ get_password_change_info()

auth_plugin_base::get_password_change_info ( stdClass $user)
inherited

Returns information on how the specified user can change their password.

Parameters
stdClass$userA user object
Return values
string[]An array of strings with keys subject and message

Reimplemented in auth_oauth2\auth, and auth_plugin_nologin.

◆ get_profile_keys()

auth_plugin_ldap::get_profile_keys ( $fetchall = false)
protected

Get the list of profile fields.

Parameters
bool$fetchallFetch all, not just those for update.
Return values
array

◆ get_title()

auth_plugin_base::get_title ( )
inherited

Return the properly translated human-friendly title of this auth plugin.

Todo
Document this function

◆ get_userinfo()

auth_plugin_ldap::get_userinfo ( $username)

Reads user information from ldap and returns it in array()

Function should return all information available. If you are saving this information to moodle user-table you should honor syncronization flags

Parameters
string$usernameusername
Return values
mixedarray with no magic quotes or false on error

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ get_userinfo_asobj()

auth_plugin_ldap::get_userinfo_asobj ( $username)

Reads user information from ldap and returns it in an object.

Parameters
string$usernameusername (with system magic quotes)
Return values
mixedobject or false on error

◆ get_userlist()

auth_plugin_ldap::get_userlist ( )

Returns all usernames from LDAP.

get_userlist returns all usernames from LDAP

Return values
array

◆ ignore_timeout_hook()

auth_plugin_base::ignore_timeout_hook ( $user,
$sid,
$timecreated,
$timemodified )
inherited

Hook called before timing out of database session.

This is useful for SSO and MNET.

Parameters
object$user
string$sidsession id
int$timecreatedstart of session
int$timemodifieduser last seen
Return values
booltrue means do not timeout session yet

◆ is_captcha_enabled()

auth_plugin_base::is_captcha_enabled ( )
inherited

Returns whether or not the captcha element is enabled.

@abstract Implement in child classes

Return values
bool

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_email.

◆ is_configured()

auth_plugin_base::is_configured ( )
inherited

Returns false if this plugin is enabled but not configured.

Return values
bool

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_db.

◆ is_internal()

auth_plugin_ldap::is_internal ( )

Returns true if this authentication plugin is 'internal'.

Return values
bool

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ is_synchronised_with_external()

auth_plugin_base::is_synchronised_with_external ( )
inherited

Indicates if moodle should automatically update internal user records with data from external sources using the information from get_userinfo() method.

Return values
booltrue means automatically copy data from ext to user table

Reimplemented in auth_oauth2\auth, and auth_plugin_db.

◆ is_user_suspended()

auth_plugin_ldap::is_user_suspended ( $user)
protected

Check if a user is suspended.

This function is intended to be used after calling get_userinfo_asobj. This is needed because LDAP doesn't have a notion of disabled users, however things like MS Active Directory support it and expose information through a field.

Parameters
object$userthe user object returned by get_userinfo_asobj
Return values
boolean

◆ iscreator()

auth_plugin_ldap::iscreator ( $username)

Returns true if user should be coursecreator.

Parameters
mixed$usernameusername (without system magic quotes)
Return values
mixedresult null if course creators is not configured, boolean otherwise.
Deprecated
since Moodle 3.4 MDL-30634 - please do not use this function any more.

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ ldap_ad_pwdexpired_from_diagmsg()

auth_plugin_ldap::ldap_ad_pwdexpired_from_diagmsg ( $diagmsg)
protected

Check if the diagnostic message for the LDAP login error tells us that the login is denied because the user password has expired or the password needs to be changed on first login (using interactive SMB/Windows logins, not LDAP logins).

Parameters
stringthe diagnostic message for the LDAP login error
Return values
booltrue if the password has expired or the password must be changed on first login

◆ ldap_attributes()

auth_plugin_ldap::ldap_attributes ( )

Returns user attribute mappings between moodle and LDAP.

Return values
array

◆ ldap_close()

auth_plugin_ldap::ldap_close ( $force = false)

Disconnects from a LDAP server.

Parameters
forceboolean Forces closing the real connection to the LDAP server, ignoring any cached connections. This is needed when we've used paged results and want to use normal results again.

◆ ldap_connect()

auth_plugin_ldap::ldap_connect ( )

Connect to the LDAP server, using the plugin configured settings.

It's actually a wrapper around ldap_connect_moodle()

Return values
resourceA valid LDAP connection (or dies if it can't connect)

◆ ldap_expirationtime2unix()

auth_plugin_ldap::ldap_expirationtime2unix ( $time,
$ldapconnection,
$user_dn )

Take expirationtime and return it as unix timestamp in seconds.

Takes expiration timestamp as read from LDAP and returns it as unix timestamp in seconds Depends on $this->config->user_type variable

Parameters
mixedtime Time stamp read from LDAP as it is.
string$ldapconnectionOnly needed for Active Directory.
string$user_dnUser distinguished name for the user we are checking password expiration (only needed for Active Directory).
Return values
timestamp

◆ ldap_find_userdn()

auth_plugin_ldap::ldap_find_userdn ( $ldapconnection,
$extusername )

Search specified contexts for username and return the user dn like: cn=username,ou=suborg,o=org.

It's actually a wrapper around ldap_find_userdn().

Parameters
resource$ldapconnectiona valid LDAP connection
string$extusernamethe username to search (in external LDAP encoding, no db slashes)
Return values
mixedthe user dn (external LDAP encoding) or false

◆ ldap_get_ad_pwdexpire()

auth_plugin_ldap::ldap_get_ad_pwdexpire ( $pwdlastset,
$ldapconn,
$user_dn )

Get password expiration time for a given user from Active Directory.

Parameters
string$pwdlastsetThe time last time we changed the password.
resource$lcapconnThe open LDAP connection.
string$user_dnThe distinguished name of the user we are checking.
Return values
string\$unixtime

◆ ldap_get_userlist()

auth_plugin_ldap::ldap_get_userlist ( $filter = '*')

Returns all usernames from LDAP.

Parameters
$filterAn LDAP search filter to select desired users
Return values
arrayof LDAP user names converted to UTF-8

◆ ldap_unix2expirationtime()

auth_plugin_ldap::ldap_unix2expirationtime ( $time)

Takes unix timestamp and returns it formated for storing in LDAP.

Parameters
integerunix time stamp

◆ login_cli_admin_user()

static auth_plugin_base::login_cli_admin_user ( )
staticinherited

Find and login as an OS level admin Moodle user account.

Used for running CLI scripts which must be admin accounts.

◆ loginpage_hook()

auth_plugin_ldap::loginpage_hook ( )

Will get called before the login page is shownr.

Ff NTLM SSO is enabled, and the user is in the right network, we'll redirect to the magic NTLM page for SSO...

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ loginpage_idp_list()

auth_plugin_base::loginpage_idp_list ( $wantsurl)
inherited

Returns a list of potential IdPs that this authentication plugin supports.

This is used to provide links on the login page and the login block.

The parameter $wantsurl is typically used by the plugin to implement a return-url feature.

The returned value is expected to be a list of associative arrays with string keys:

  • url => (moodle_url|string) URL of the page to send the user to for authentication
  • name => (string) Human readable name of the IdP
  • iconurl => (moodle_url|string) URL of the icon representing the IdP (since Moodle 3.3)

For legacy reasons, pre-3.3 plugins can provide the icon via the key:

  • icon => (pix_icon) Icon representing the IdP
Parameters
string$wantsurlThe relative url fragment the user wants to get to.
Return values
arrayList of associative arrays with keys url, name, iconurl|icon

Reimplemented in auth_oauth2\auth, auth_plugin_cas, auth_plugin_mnet, and auth_plugin_shibboleth.

◆ logoutpage_hook()

object auth_plugin_base::logoutpage_hook ( )
inherited

Hook for overriding behaviour of logout page.

This method is called from login/logout.php page for all enabled auth plugins.

@global string

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas, auth_plugin_mnet, and auth_plugin_shibboleth.

◆ ntlmsso_finish()

auth_plugin_ldap::ntlmsso_finish ( )

Find the session set by ntlmsso_magic(), validate it and call authenticate_user_login() to authenticate the user through the auth machinery.

It is complemented by a similar check in user_login().

If it succeeds, it never returns.

◆ ntlmsso_magic()

auth_plugin_ldap::ntlmsso_magic ( $sesskey)

To be called from a page running under NTLM's "Integrated Windows Authentication".

If successful, it will set a special "cookie" (not an HTTP cookie!) in cache_flags under the $this->pluginconfig/ntlmsess "plugin" and return true. The "cookie" will be picked up by ntlmsso_finish() to complete the process.

On failure it will return false for the caller to display an appropriate error message (probably saying that Integrated Windows Auth isn't enabled!)

NOTE that this code will execute under the OS user credentials, so we MUST avoid dealing with files – such as session files. (The caller should define('NO_MOODLE_COOKIES', true) before including config.php)

◆ password_expire()

auth_plugin_ldap::password_expire ( $username)

Return number of days to user password expires.

If userpassword does not expire it should return 0. If password is already expired it should return negative value.

Parameters
mixed$usernameusername
Return values
integer

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ postlogout_hook()

auth_plugin_base::postlogout_hook ( $user)
inherited

Post logout hook.

This method is used after moodle logout by auth classes to execute server logout.

Parameters
stdClass$userclone of USER object before the user session was terminated

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ pre_loginpage_hook()

auth_plugin_base::pre_loginpage_hook ( )
inherited

Hook for overriding behaviour before going to the login page.

This method is called from require_login from potentially any page for all enabled auth plugins and gives each plugin a chance to redirect directly to an external login page, or to instantly login a user where possible.

If an auth plugin implements this hook, it must not rely on ONLY this hook in order to work, as there are many ways a user can browse directly to the standard login page. As a general rule in this case you should also implement the loginpage_hook as well.

◆ pre_user_login_hook()

auth_plugin_base::pre_user_login_hook ( & $user)
inherited

Pre user_login hook.

This method is called from authenticate_user_login() right after the user object is generated. This gives the auth plugins an option to make adjustments before the verification process starts.

Parameters
object$useruser object, later used for $USER

◆ prelogout_hook()

object auth_plugin_base::prelogout_hook ( )
inherited

Pre logout hook.

This method is called from require_logout() for all enabled auth plugins,

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_mnet.

◆ prepare_identity_providers_for_output()

static auth_plugin_base::prepare_identity_providers_for_output ( $identityproviders,
renderer_base $output )
staticinherited

Prepare a list of identity providers for output.

Parameters
array$identityprovidersas returned by self::get_identity_providers()
renderer_base$output
Return values
arraythe identity providers ready for output

◆ prevent_local_passwords()

auth_plugin_ldap::prevent_local_passwords ( )

Indicates if password hashes should be stored in local moodle database.

Return values
booltrue means flag 'not_cached' stored instead of password hash

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ process_config()

auth_plugin_base::process_config ( $config)
inherited

Processes and stores configuration data for this authentication plugin.

Parameters
objectobject with submitted configuration settings (without system magic quotes)
Deprecated
since Moodle 3.3

◆ set_extrauserinfo()

auth_plugin_base::set_extrauserinfo ( array $values)
inherited

Set extra user information.

Parameters
array$valuesAny Key value pair.
Return values
void

◆ signup_form()

auth_plugin_base::signup_form ( )
inherited

Return a form to capture user details for account creation.

This is used in /login/signup.php.

Return values
moodleformA form which edits a record from the user table.

◆ sync_roles()

auth_plugin_ldap::sync_roles ( $user)

Sync roles for this user.

Parameters
object$userThe user to sync (without system magic quotes).

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ sync_users()

auth_plugin_ldap::sync_users ( $doupdates = true)

Synchronise users from the external LDAP server to Moodle's user table.

Calls sync_users_update_callback() with default callback if appropriate.

Parameters
bool$doupdateswill do pull in data updates from LDAP if relevant
Return values
boolsuccess

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ sync_users_update_callback()

auth_plugin_ldap::sync_users_update_callback ( ?callable $updatecallback = null)

Synchronise users from the external LDAP server to Moodle's user table (callback).

Sync is now using username attribute.

Syncing users removes or suspends users that dont exists anymore in external LDAP. Creates new users and updates coursecreator status of users.

Parameters
callable | null$updatecallbackwill do pull in data updates from LDAP if relevant
Return values
boolsuccess

◆ update_user_record()

auth_plugin_base::update_user_record ( $username,
$updatekeys = false,
$triggerevent = false,
$suspenduser = false )
protectedinherited

Update a local user record from an external source.

This is a lighter version of the one in moodlelib – won't do expensive ops such as enrolment.

Parameters
string$usernameusername
array$updatekeysfields to update, false updates all fields.
bool$triggereventset false if user_updated event should not be triggered. This will not affect user_password_updated event triggering.
bool$suspenduserShould the user be suspended?
Return values
stdClass|boolupdated user record or false if there is no new info to update.

◆ update_users()

auth_plugin_ldap::update_users ( array $users,
array $updatekeys )

Update users from the external LDAP server into Moodle's user table.

Sync helper

Parameters
array$userschunk of users to update
array$updatekeysfields to update

◆ user_activate()

auth_plugin_ldap::user_activate ( $username)

Activates (enables) user in external LDAP so user can login.

Parameters
mixed$username
Return values
booleanresult

◆ user_authenticated_hook()

auth_plugin_base::user_authenticated_hook ( & $user,
$username,
$password )
inherited

Post authentication hook.

This method is called from authenticate_user_login() for all enabled auth plugins.

Parameters
object$useruser object, later used for $USER
string$username(with system magic quotes)
string$passwordplain text password (with system magic quotes)

◆ user_confirm()

auth_plugin_ldap::user_confirm ( $username,
$confirmsecret )

Confirm the new user as registered.

Parameters
string$username
string$confirmsecret

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ user_create()

auth_plugin_ldap::user_create ( $userobject,
$plainpass )

Creates a new user on LDAP.

By using information in userobject Use user_exists to prevent duplicate usernames

Parameters
mixed$userobjectMoodle userobject
mixed$plainpassPlaintext password

◆ user_delete()

auth_plugin_base::user_delete ( $olduser)
inherited

User delete requested - internal user record is mared as deleted already, username not present anymore.

Do any action in external database.

Parameters
object$userUserobject before delete (without system magic quotes)
Return values
void

◆ user_exists()

auth_plugin_ldap::user_exists ( $username)

Checks if user exists on LDAP.

Parameters
string$username

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ user_login()

auth_plugin_ldap::user_login ( $username,
$password )

Returns true if the username and password work and false if they are wrong or don't exist.

Parameters
string$usernameThe username (without system magic quotes)
string$passwordThe password (without system magic quotes)
Return values
boolAuthentication success or failure.

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

Reimplemented in auth_plugin_cas.

◆ user_signup()

auth_plugin_ldap::user_signup ( $user,
$notify = true )

Sign up a new user ready for confirmation.

Password is passed in plaintext.

Parameters
object$usernew user object
boolean$notifyprint notice with link and terminate
Return values
booleansuccess

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ user_update()

auth_plugin_ldap::user_update ( $olduser,
$newuser )

Called when the user record is updated.

Modifies user in external LDAP server. It takes olduser (before changes) and newuser (after changes) compares information and saves modified information to external LDAP server.

Parameters
mixed$olduserUserobject before modifications (without system magic quotes)
mixed$newuserUserobject new modified userobject (without system magic quotes)
Return values
booleanresult

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ user_update_password()

auth_plugin_ldap::user_update_password ( $user,
$newpassword )

Changes userpassword in LDAP.

Called when the user password is updated. It assumes it is called by an admin or that you've otherwise checked the user's credentials

Parameters
object$userUser table object
string$newpasswordPlaintext password (not crypted/md5'ed)
Return values
booleanresult

Reimplemented from auth_plugin_base.

◆ validate_form()

auth_plugin_base::validate_form ( $form,
& $err )
inherited

A chance to validate form data, and last chance to do stuff before it is inserted in config_plugin.

Parameters
objectobject with submitted configuration settings (without system magic quotes)
array$errarray of error messages
Deprecated
since Moodle 3.3

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