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Dear people,
In the menu's for editing user rights/permissions and course rights/permissions you can see a padlock.
It's not clear to me what that function does. Could anyone explain it to me?
Thank you.
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Hi @pall66,
The "lock" option means that the setting chosen there is not able to be changed in any subaccounts or courses under the account you're in. If you leave a setting unlocked, you're basically setting the default value, but allowing subaccount admins or teachers to change the setting if they wish.
Hope this helps!
-Chris
Hi @pall66,
The "lock" option means that the setting chosen there is not able to be changed in any subaccounts or courses under the account you're in. If you leave a setting unlocked, you're basically setting the default value, but allowing subaccount admins or teachers to change the setting if they wish.
Hope this helps!
-Chris
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