That setting in Web.config is not used in current version of mojoPortal. In Site Settings under the Security tab we have:

Require Approval Before New Users Can Sign In?

and

Email Addresses(es) For User Approval Notification

So notification is only enabled if you require approval of new users before they can sign in.

Woah! I'm glad I came across this before we upgraded to the latest release in production. Joe, did you have a particular business reason for disabling this key? The reason I ask is that (as you know) we have folks auto-registering via Active Directory. For one of our sites (so far) the administrator is using that new user notification email as a prompt to go in and assign appropriate security role(s) to the new user. This is a site where we can't auto assign these roles, since the role is based on the user's division within the department.

Any chance you could restore the use of this key, or better yet add new user admin notification as a per-site option in the settings?

Thanks,
Jamie

Ah, okay, thank you Leo, I'm glad to hear that. I'd like to get an update from Joe too, when he can, so we can make sure this is going to work going forward. It kind of sounds like it's working "accidentally," based on those checkbox descriptions!

Jamie

Thanks Joe, so it sounds like Leo's workaround is the correct method to use for new user notification going forward. I'll make a note to populate that field in our sites during the upgrade.

Jamie