From the Settings menu, select Check permissions under Forum Administration.

From the Check permissions page, select a user from the Select a user dialog. If there are too many users, you can use the search box underneath the user list to narrow the options.

If you want to refine your search, select the Search options toggle below the search box. This will reveal the refinements available for your search. The options are:

• Keep selected users, even if they no longer match the search: With this option, you can select some users, and then change the search criteria and keep the users you have selected.

• If only one user matches the search, select them automatically: If you know the exact name of the user you want to check, then you can enter it in the search box and Moodle will select it automatically if no one else has the same name.

• Match the search text anywhere in the user's name: Instead of matching whole strings, Moodle will search for a string anywhere in the user's name.

Once you have selected the user you want, select Show this user's permissions.

The Check permissions page will display the permissions for the user you have selected. If you followed the preceding directions and selected a user with student privileges on the course, then you should see Edit any post set to Yes and green.

If the list is very long, you can filter the list of permissions using the Filter text box above the list of permissions. For example, if you just wanted to see permissions with the word "View" in the title, simply type View in the filter box.

To check another user's permissions, select the Select another User from the list below the permissions view.