default login to ldap and remove block allocations menu

[David DeMizio <dd...@ncf.edu>]

Hello,

I'm looking to make the default login page  automatically redirect users to
our NCF ldap login page instead of the default drop down which contains
Local or NCF login. I'm aware that if a user chooses "remember my
selection" that next time that user will automatically be presented with
the preferred method of authentication. It looks like utils.php is handling
this but I just wanted to get some advice as to the best way to handle this
while keeping in mind that I, as the admin, will want to log in with the
local admin account. My other question is we are thinking of removing the
block allocation option from regular end users but it must be present when
the local admin logs in(so I can create the allocation once the professors
put in a request via our help desk system) what 's the best way to handle
that?

Re: default login to ldap and remove block allocations menu

[David DeMizio <dd...@ncf.edu>]

Thanks Aaron,

adding:

 if(in_array("groupAdmin", $user["privileges"])) {
                $rt .= menulistLI('blockAllocations');
                $rt .= "<a href=\"" . BASEURL . SCRIPT .
"?mode=blockAllocations\">";
                $rt .= _("Block Allocations</a></li>\n");
        }
to the getNavMenu in utils.php seems to do the trick for hiding the block
allocation menu to regular users.

David DeMizio
*Academic Systems Coordinator*
Office of Information Technology
New College of Florida
Phone: 941-487-4222 | Fax: 941-487-4356
www.ncf.edu


On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Aaron Coburn <ac...@amherst.edu> wrote:

>  David,
> You should be able to handle the login part of this by constructing a form
> (outside of the VCL application) like this:
>
>  <form method=“POST” action=“https://vcl.myinstitution.edu/index.php”>
>   <input type=“text” name=“userid”>
>   <input type=“password” name=“password”>
>   <input type=“hidden” name=“mode” value=“submitLogin”>
>   <input type=“submit” name=“submit” value=“Login”>
> </form>
>
>  You can take a look at how NCSU handles this at: https://vcl.ncsu.edu
>
>
>  For block allocations, any user can request a block reservation, but an
> admin typically needs to approve it before it can go into effect. You can
> manage who is able to approve block reservations by going to the
> “Privileges” menu, and then selecting “Additional User Permissions”. Select
> the appropriate user group, and select the corresponding checkboxes. I
> don’t believe that you can block users from seeing the “block allocation”
> menu option.
>
>  Aaron
>
>
>
> --
> Aaron Coburn
> System Administrator / Programmer
> Web Services, Amherst College
>
>
>
>
>  On Dec 2, 2013, at 8:47 AM, David DeMizio <dd...@ncf.edu> wrote:
>
>  Hello,
>
> I'm looking to make the default login page  automatically redirect users
> to our NCF ldap login page instead of the default drop down which
> contains Local or NCF login. I'm aware that if a user chooses "remember
> my selection" that next time that user will automatically be presented with
> the preferred method of authentication. It looks like utils.php is
> handling this but I just wanted to get some advice as to the best way to
> handle this while keeping in mind that I, as the admin, will want to log in
> with the local admin account. My other question is we are thinking of
> removing the block allocation option from regular end users but it must be
> present when the local admin logs in(so I can create the allocation once
> the professors put in a request via our help desk system) what 's the best
> way to handle that?
>
>
>
>

Re: default login to ldap and remove block allocations menu

[Aaron Coburn <ac...@amherst.edu>]

David,
You should be able to handle the login part of this by constructing a form (outside of the VCL application) like this:

<form method=“POST” action=“https://vcl.myinstitution.edu/index.php”>
  <input type=“text” name=“userid”>
  <input type=“password” name=“password”>
  <input type=“hidden” name=“mode” value=“submitLogin”>
  <input type=“submit” name=“submit” value=“Login”>
</form>

You can take a look at how NCSU handles this at: https://vcl.ncsu.edu


For block allocations, any user can request a block reservation, but an admin typically needs to approve it before it can go into effect. You can manage who is able to approve block reservations by going to the “Privileges” menu, and then selecting “Additional User Permissions”. Select the appropriate user group, and select the corresponding checkboxes. I don’t believe that you can block users from seeing the “block allocation” menu option.

Aaron



--
Aaron Coburn
System Administrator / Programmer
Web Services, Amherst College




On Dec 2, 2013, at 8:47 AM, David DeMizio <dd...@ncf.edu>> wrote:

Hello,

I'm looking to make the default login page  automatically redirect users to our NCF ldap login page instead of the default drop down which contains Local or NCF login. I'm aware that if a user chooses "remember my selection" that next time that user will automatically be presented with the preferred method of authentication. It looks like utils.php is handling this but I just wanted to get some advice as to the best way to handle this while keeping in mind that I, as the admin, will want to log in with the local admin account. My other question is we are thinking of removing the block allocation option from regular end users but it must be present when the local admin logs in(so I can create the allocation once the professors put in a request via our help desk system) what 's the best way to handle that?