2.2. SERVER SETUP

CHAPTER 2. HOW DO I USE WEBHOST MANAGER?

Editing reseller privileges

You can edit the functionality that a reseller can access in their version of WebHost Manager at any time. You

can turn on or off almost all functionality, as the settings are highly configurable. Note:

There are a number

of reseller settings that can potentially cause problems:

  All Features   This gives the reseller root access on this server.

  Account Modification   This enables the reseller to circumvent account creation limits, and allows shell

access and dedicated IPs.

  Edit DNS Entries   This enables the reseller to access all DNS zones.

To edit reseller privileges:

1. Click on the Reseller Center link in the Server Setup menu.

2. Click on the account whose privileges you want to edit from the Edit Reseller Privileges drop down list,

and click on the

button.

3. You can limit the amount of accounts that a reseller can create in a number of ways. All methods can be

used with each other and the effects are cumulative.

  If you want to limit the accounts that the reseller can create by account type, click on the first tick

box.

  If you want to limit the number of accounts that the reseller can creates, click on the second tick box

and enter the account limit amount in the amount field. You can also limit these by account type  

click on the indented tick box.

  f you want to limit the accounts that the reseller can create by resources used, disk space and/or

bandwidth, click on the third tick box. Enter the resource limits in the Disk Space and Bandwidth

fields.

4. Click on the feature tick boxes that the reseller requires.

5. Enter the primary and secondary nameserver names for the reseller in the Primary Nameserver and

Secondary Nameserver fields. You can enter third and fourth nameservers in the last two nameserver

fields, if required.

6. Click on the

button.

Figure 2.12: Editing reseller privileges

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