Understanding administrator privileges
Host administrators and system administrators have different permissions in the WS_FTP Server Manager and when connected using a file transfer client. The table below explains the permissions each type of administrators has in each case.
Connecting via:
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Host Administrator
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Server Administrator
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Full control over the host to which they belong, except the following:
- Host administrators of hosts using an alternative user database cannot configure the user database plugin.
- When creating virtual folders, host administrators cannot see any folders that are not located below the top folder of the host. When viewing virtual folders that point to a physical folder that is not located below the top folder of the host, the host administrator cannot modify the location of the physical folder to which the virtual folder points.
- When creating or modifying rules, host administrators cannot configure or modify any executables that are run when the rule is triggered.
- Host administrators cannot create or delete SITE commands, but can manage which users can trigger SITE commands created by a system administrator.
No control over server-wide settings, except the following:
- Host administrators can use the Log Viewer to view logs for their host only.
- Host administrators can create, manage and delete notifications.
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Full control over all hosts on the server.
Full control over all server-wide settings.
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Full permissions to all folders on the host to which the user account belongs.
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Full permissions to all folders on the host to which the user account belongs.
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