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+@core @core_user
+Feature: Set the site home page and dashboard as the default home page
+  In order to set a page as my default home page
+  As a user
+  I need to go to the page I want and set it as my home page
+
+  Background:
+    Given the following "courses" exist:
+      | fullname | shortname | category | groupmode |
+      | Course 1 | C1 | 0 | 1 |
+
+  Scenario: Admin sets the site page and then the dashboard as the default home page
+    Given I log in as "admin"
+    And I navigate to "Navigation" node in "Site administration > Appearance"
+    And I set the field "Default home page for users" to "User preference"
+    And I press "Save changes"
+    And I am on site homepage
+    And I follow "Make this my default home page"
+    And I should not see "Make this my default home page"
+    And I follow "Course 1"
+    And "//ul[@class='breadcrumb']/li/a[text()='Home']" "xpath_element" should exist
+    And I am on site homepage
+    And I follow "Dashboard"
+    And I follow "Make this my default home page"
+    And I should not see "Make this my default home page"
+    And I am on site homepage
+    When I follow "Course 1"
+    Then "//ul[@class='breadcrumb']/li/a[text()='Dashboard']" "xpath_element" should exist