Moodle can look to a different database, or another server, to determine whether a user can log in. This is called authenticating against an external source. In the following screenshot, the authentication method for an LDAP server is being enabled:
External databases and external servers have some things in common; we'll look at these common features and how to use them for authenticating your users.
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