This issue occurs when a user is attempting to access the Zoom integration through the "Zoom" link in Canvas course navigation.
This issue is most frequently reported among users who have edited their Canvas preferences to change their default email to an email other than their University of Wisconsin email address (ex: @gmail.com or @wi.gov instead of @uwrf.edu or @uwec.edu).
The user can keep other email addresses for Canvas notifications, but the UW email address must starred as the default or preferred email address for the Zoom integration to work.
Long Term Solution
A long term solution to this issue is difficult.
Zoom uses email addresses as unique identifiers for its users, rather than using NetID or Canvas User ID. When a user attempts to access Zoom through the Canvas integration, the Canvas integration passes the user's default or preferred email address to Zoom. If this default or preferred email doesn't match the UW email address that Zoom has on file for the user, it doesn't connect the Canvas request to a user account, and the error message is generated.
Keywords
zoom, webconference, web conference, web conferencing, facetime, video, webinar, webcast, meeting, account
Doc ID
113505
Owner
Thomas A.
Group
UWSA DLE
Created
2021-09-07 16:53:06
Updated
2024-02-26 12:59:39
Sites
UW Green Bay, UW Parkside, UW Stout, UW System Administration DLE, UW-La Crosse, UW-Milwaukee Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning