How to allow guest access with a password to a moodle course

Using moodle version 2.3.1.

My customer contacted me with this request.

"james, I seem to have lost my admin. privileges.  I cannot add the guest option to a group of courses in the Internet|Elba category?  Can we add a password of #$#%@#%^"

She did not lose any admin rights, just could not find the *not very intuitive option to add guest enrollment option to a course.

I had to look in the moodle docs too.  After a quick brain refresh.  I logged into the site as admin, browsed to the category, found the courses and performed these steps to each of the courses.

• Add enrollment method Course admin | Users | Enrollment methods
• Added the guest access method
• From the course home page - choose Edit settings
• Under Guest Access section, added a password

Adding the Guest access enrollment option

Courses on site with guest access

This is what the courses look like from the site home page when you add a guest enrollment option with an option.  The first 2 course have a password set, the first 6 courses have a guest enrollment option, while the last course has neither.

Guest with password

Guest no password


No guest or password

New section in course properties when guest enrollment method added to course.

Simple enought.